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Lake Hule
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Lake Hule is located in Costa Rica
Lake Hule
Lake Hule
Location in Costa Rica
Coordinates 10°17′43″N 84°12′32″W / 10.295278°N 84.208889°W / 10.295278; -84.208889
Type crater lake
Max. length 1 km (0.62 mi)
Surface area 0.547 km2 (0.211 sq mi)
Max. depth 19.8 m (65 ft)
Surface elevation 740 m (2,430 ft)


Lake Hule (Spanish: Laguna de Hule), which translates to Lake of Rubber, due to the abundance of rubber trees nearby, it is a fresh water crater lake located in the northern highlands of Costa Rica. It is part of a complex of lakes comprising Lake Hule, Lake Congo and Lake Bosque Alegre. The lakes are part of the Bosque Alegre Wildlife Refuge.

Location

It is located in Los Ángeles Sur, of Río Cuarto canton, of Alajuela province.

Physical aspects

Lake Hule is a maar lake located within a crater, it has an almost circular outline. There is no secondary volcanic activity present.

It is filled by three small streams that drains the north slope of Congo Volcano

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Laguna de Hule para niños

  • List of lakes in Costa Rica
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