Lake Tritriva is a volcanic

lake A lake is often a naturally occurring, relatively large and fixed body of water on or near the Earth's surface. It is localized in a basin or interconnected basins surrounded by dry land. Lakes lie completely on land and are separate from ...

in southwest-central

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, in the region of Vàkinankàratra, located near the village of Belazao. In a distance of 15 km from

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, it is easy to reach by the National Road 34.(in German
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Fady (taboo) In Malagasy culture, () are a wide range of cultural prohibitions or taboos. People, places, actions or objects may be the subject of ''fady'', which vary by region within Madagascar. The taboos are believed to be enforced by supernatural powers ...

for this lake and swimming is not allowed. The lake fills an extinct crater in a region notable also for the presence of many

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s. It sits in the vent of an oval volcanic cone enclosed in vertical

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cliffs. The rim of the cone is about above sea level, while the surface of the lake is approximately below the rim. The lake's water level drops during the rainy season and rises when the monsoon rains have ceased. The lake is up to deep, making it Madagascar's deepest lake.

Gallery

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Madagascar stonechat The African stonechat or common stonechat (''Saxicola torquatus'') is a species of the Old World flycatcher family (Muscicapidae), inhabiting sub-Saharan Africa and adjacent regions. Like the other chats, it was long assigned to the thrush famil ...

found at Lake Tritriva File:Madagaskartorenvalk 01.JPG,

Malagasy kestrel The Malagasy kestrel (''Falco newtoni''), also known as the Madagascar kestrel, Malagasy spotted kestrel, Newton's kestrel, Madagascar spotted kestrel, ''katiti'' ( Creole) or ''hitsikitsika'' ( Malagasy), is a small bird of prey of the genus '' ...

found at Lake Tritriva

References

Lakes of Madagascar Volcanoes of Madagascar Extinct volcanoes Tritiva {{Vakinankaratra-geo-stub