Crater
Lake and Wizard Island Photo This
image shows the cinder cone of Wizard island rising above the surface
of Crater Lake Oregon. The lake is the deepest in the United States
and the seventh deepest in the world. Crater Lake was first explored
thoroughly in 1886 by a party from the U.S. Geological Survey. The group's
primitive sounding device consisted of a lead pipe attached to piano
wire. After lowering it into the water at 168 locations around the lake,
they concluded the deepest part of the lake to be 1,996 feet (608 meters).
The official depth measurement, recorded with multibeam sidescan sonar
in 2000, is 1,943 feet. If the tallest skyscraper in the world (Taipei
101) were placed at the deepest part of the lake, its roof would still
be submerged almost 500 feet below the lake's surface. BACK
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Crater Lake Wizard
Island Photo $35
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Crater Lake Wizard
Island Photo $45
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Crater Lake Wizard
Island Photo $20
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Crater Lake Wizard
Island Photo $15
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