Lake Tōya

Infobox lake
lake_name = Lake Tōya
洞爺湖
image_lake = Toyako from The Windsor Hotel by veroyama.jpg
caption_lake = Toyako (November 2007)
image_bathymetry =
caption_bathymetry =
location = Iburi Subprefecture, Hokkaidō
coords = coord|42|34|44|N|140|51|16|E|region:JP_type:waterbody|display=inline,title
type = oligotrophic crater lake
inflow = nihongo|Ō River|大川|Ō-gawa, nihongo|Sōbetsu River|ソウベツ 川|Sōbetsu-gawa
outflow = nihongo|Sōbetsu River|壮瞥川|Sōbetsu-gawa
catchment =
basin_countries = JPN
length = convert|10|km|mi
width = convert|9|km|mi
area = convert|70.7|km2|sqmi
depth = convert|117.0|m|ft
max-depth = convert|180|m|ft [Geographical Survey Institute map 25000:1 洞爺]
volume = convert|8.19|km3|cumi
residence_time =
shore = convert|46|km|mi [cite book|last=Bisignani|first=J.D.|title=Japan Handbook|editor=Taran March|publisher=Moon Publications, Inc.|location=Chico, California|date=December 1993|edition=Second|pages=781|isbn=0-918373-70-0]
elevation = convert|84|m|ft
islands = Nakano-shima
cities = Sōbetsu, Hokkaidō, Tōyako, Hokkaidō
frozen = "never"
reference = nihongo|Lake Tōya|洞爺湖|Tōya-ko is a volcanic caldera lake in Shikotsu-Toya National Park, Abuta District, Hokkaidō, Japan. The stratovolcano of Mount Usu lies on the southern rim of the caldera. It is a nearly circular lake with 10 kilometers diameter in the east-west direction and 9 kilometers in the north-south direction. The main town is Tōyako Onsen (洞爺湖温泉), on the western shore. The town Tōyako is located on the other side of the lake.

Lake Tōya is said to be the northernmost lake in Japan that never ices, and the second most transparent lake in Japan. Nakano-shima, an island in the middle of the lake, houses the "Tōya Lake Forest Museum".

Lake Tōya was called "Kimun Tō" ("Kimun" means "mountain" and "Tō" means "lake") by the Ainu. In the Meiji era, Japanese pioneers named the lake "Tōya", which means "lakeside" in the Ainu language.Fact|date=July 2008

The 2008 G8 Summit was held at Lake Tōya and The Windsor Hotel Toya Resort & Spa.

References

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* [http://www.gsi.go.jp/ Geographical Survey Institute] , last access 28 May 2008
* [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B4%9E%E7%88%BA%E6%B9%96 Japanese Wikipedia article]

External links

* [http://fxkids.10gbfreehost.com/ Guide of Lake Toya]