Lac Pavin is a
meromictic crater lake
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located in the
Puy-de-Dôme
Puy-de-Dôme (; oc, label= Auvergnat, lo Puèi de Doma or ''lo Puèi Domat'') is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in the centre of France. In 2019, it had a population of 662,152.[France
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, between
Besse-en-Chandesse and
Super-Besse
Super Besse is a winter sports resort located in Massif Central, France.
Geography
Super Besse located in the commune of Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise (''Parc naturel régional des volcans d'Auvergne'' in the department of Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne ...
. It gives its name to a cheese:
Pavin cheese.
References
External links
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Accumulation of mantle gases in a permanently stratified volcanic lake(Lac Pavin, France) 1999 paper concluding CO2 levels in Lac Pavin were not at the time in danger of a limnic eruption
ODD TRUTHS: THE MYSTERIES OF LAKE PAVINblog by "The Thinker's Garden", 2017
Lakes of Puy-de-Dôme
Volcanic crater lakes
Meromictic lakes
Chaîne des Puys
Maars of France
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