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. It covers an area of about 0.5 km². It erupted on 17 March 2006, killing Department of Conservation worker Mark Kearney, who was there taking lake temperature measurements.

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Coordinates: 29°15′50″S 177°55′09″W / 29.2639°S 177.9193°W / -29.2639; -177.9193

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