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Satellite image of Lake Toba: 100 km (62 mi) long and 30 km (19 mi) wide. The lake is the caldera of a supervolcano
Lake Toba location
Position of Lake Toba

Lake Toba is a lake in the caldera of a supervolcano. The lake is 100 kilometres (62 miles) long and 30 kilometres (19 miles) wide, and 505 metres (1,657 feet) at its deepest point.

It is in the middle of the northern part of the Indonesian island of Sumatra with an elevation of about 900 metres (2,953 ft). The lake stretches from 2°53′N 98°31′E / 2.88°N 98.52°E / 2.88; 98.52 to 2°21′N 99°06′E / 2.35°N 99.1°E / 2.35; 99.1. It is the largest lake in Indonesia and the largest volcanic lake in the world.

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Images for kids

  • Lake Toba, North Sumatra (71)

    Batu Gantung (Hanging stone) in Lake Toba

  • Map of Lake Toba

    Map of the lake

  • Toba overview

    Landsat photo of Sumatra surrounding Lake Toba

  • COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Batak prauwen bij Haranggaol aan het Tobameer TMnr 60043981

    Batak canoes near Haranggaol on Lake Toba (circa 1920)

  • Lake Toba Aerial View

    Lake Toba Aerial View

  • LakeTobaSEShore

    Aerial view of the southern shore with Sibandang Island visible in the background

  • AmbaritaView

    View of the lake with an example of Batak architecture in the foreground

  • Tradbatakhouse

    Traditional Batak house at Ambarita, Lake Toba

  • Air terjun sipiso-piso

    Sipiso-Piso Waterfall

  • DanauToba20110608-1

    Lake Toba from Tongging Village, near Sipiso-Piso Waterfall

  • Indonesia 1992 1000r o

    Lake Toba featured in 1,000-rupiah banknote

  • COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Houtsnijwerk op de voorsteven van een Toba Batak prauw Tobameer TMnr 10017614

    Details of carvings on the prow of a Toba Batak canoe

  • A partial view of Toba Lake

    A panoramic partial view of Toba Lake, as seen from the west side to the southeast

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Lago Toba para niños

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