Lake Toba
volcanic crater lake located in North Sumatra, Indonesia
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Summary
Lake Toba is a volcanic crater lake[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of volcanic crater lake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,439 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: North Sumatra[3]
- Country: Indonesia[4]
- Instance of: caldera[5]
- Outflows: Asahan River[6]
- Basin country: Indonesia[7]
- Commons category: Lake Toba[8]
- Has part(s): Samosir Island[9]
- Located in/on physical feature: Sumatra[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Lake Toba[11]
- Different from: Lac Toba[12]
- Length: 87 km[13]
- Elevation above sea level: 905 m[14], 900 m[15]
- Area: 1145 km²[16]
- Width: 27 km[17]
- Volume as quantity: 240 cubic kilometre[18]
- Perimeter: 294 km[19]
- Volcano observatory: Volcanological Survey of Indonesia[20]
- Vertical depth: 529 m[21]
Why It Matters
Lake Toba has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]