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Lac Pavin
Lac Pavin is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Lac Pavin
Lac Pavin
Lac Pavin is located in France
Lac Pavin
Lac Pavin
LocationBesse-et-Saint-Anastaise, Puy-de-Dôme, France
Coordinates45°29′45.05″N 2°53′16.52″E / 45.4958472°N 2.8879222°E / 45.4958472; 2.8879222
Typemeromictic, volcanic crater lake
Basin countriesFrance
Surface area44 ha (110 acres)
Max. depth92 m (302 ft)
Surface elevation1,197 m (3,927 ft)

Lac Pavin or Lake Pavin is a meromictic crater lake, located in the Dore mountains, in Auvergne (Massif central), in the territory of the commune of Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise, Puy-de-Dôme department of France, between Besse-en-Chandesse and Super-Besse. Formed by phreatomagmatism 6,900 years ago, this crater lake is the youngest volcano in mainland France[1][2]

It gives its name to a cheese: Pavin cheese.

  1. ^ "Chaîne des Puys". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2019-06-29.
  2. ^ Henry Gaudru, Évelyne Pradal (2014). "125". À la découverte des volcans extrêmes. Vuibert..

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