Lake Towada

Summary

Lake Towada is a volcanic crater lake^[1]. It draws 30 Wikipedia views per month (volcanic_crater_lake category, ranking #27 of 65).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lake Towada received the 100 Landscapes of Heisei^[3].
• Lake Towada is located in Towada^[4].
• Lake Towada is located in Kosaka^[5].
• Lake Towada is in the country of Japan^[6].
• Lake Towada's image is recorded as Lake Towada from Ohanabe 2008.jpg^[7].
• Lake Towada's instance of is recorded as volcanic crater lake^[8].
• Lake Towada's outflows is recorded as Oirase River^[9].
• Lake Towada's basin country is recorded as Japan^[10].
• Lake Towada's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 231145542473696641104^[11].
• Lake Towada's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85136285^[12].
• Lake Towada's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00636777^[13].
• Lake Towada's Commons category is recorded as Lake Towada^[14].
• Lake Towada's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 253938^[15].
• Lake Towada's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.466666666667, 'lon': 140.86666666667}^[16].
• Lake Towada's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/045w1v^[17].
• Lake Towada's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lake Towada^[18].
• Lake Towada's page banner is recorded as Akita prefecture banner.jpg^[19].
• Lake Towada's WOEID is recorded as 28395830^[20].
• Lake Towada's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0503347^[21].
• Lake Towada's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Lake-Towada^[22].
• Lake Towada's heritage designation is recorded as Special Place of Scenic Beauty^[23].
• Lake Towada's heritage designation is recorded as natural monument^[24].
• Lake Towada's GeoNames ID is recorded as 2127678^[25].
• Lake Towada's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja-hani', 'text': '十和田湖'}^[26].
• Lake Towada's Global Volcanism Program ID is recorded as 283271^[27].

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Geography

Lake Towada is in the country of Japan^[6]. Located in include Towada^[4], a city of Japan^[28], in Japan^[29], founded in 1955^[30] and Kosaka^[5], a town of Japan^[31], in Japan^[32], founded in 1889^[33].

Physical Characteristics

Lake Towada's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+61.10'}^[34]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+400'}^[35].

Designation and Status

Lake Towada's instance of is recorded as volcanic crater lake^[8]. Heritage statuses include Special Place of Scenic Beauty^[23] and natural monument^[24].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Lake Towada include Towada-Hachimantai National Park^[36], a national park^[37], in Japan^[38], founded in 1936^[39] and Towada Lacus^[40], a lacus^[41].

Why It Matters

Lake Towada draws 30 Wikipedia views per month (volcanic_crater_lake category, ranking #27 of 65).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

Entities named for it include Towada-Hachimantai National Park^[36], a national park^[37], in Japan^[38], founded in 1936^[39] and Towada Lacus^[40], a lacus^[41].

FAQs

What awards did Lake Towada receive?

Honors received include 100 Landscapes of Heisei^[3].