Green Lake (Raoul Island)
Green Lake is one of two tiny crater lakes on Raoul Island in the Kermadec Islands, the other being Blue Lake.[1][2] It covers an area of about 0.15 km2. It erupted on 17 March 2006, killing Department of Conservation worker Mark Kearney, who was measuring the lake's temperature.[3]
References
- ^ Entomological Society of New Zealand 1976, p. 155–156.
- ^ New Zealand Geological Survey 1995, p. 57.
- ^ "Eruption survivors visit Raoul Island". The Sydney Morning Herald. 22 March 2006. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
Sources
- The New Zealand Entomologist. Entomological Society of New Zealand. 1976. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
... Raoul Island in 1967 he noted that Blue Lake was polluted by the last volcanic eruption, Green Lake was both hot and saline, leaving Tui Lake as the best aquatic habitat , although both Blue and Green Lakes do contain some beetles ...
- Volcano & Geothermal Observations. New Zealand Geological Survey. 1995. ISBN 978-0-478-09613-2. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
Blue Lake occupies the northeastern segment of Expedition Crater which formed about 1100 years ago, while Green Lake ...