Best Maar

Lake Rotomahana is a volcanic crater lake located within the Taupo Volcanic Zone of New Zealand. It’s notable for its dramatic formation following the 1886 eruption that destroyed Te Waharoa village. The lake sits within a tuff-cone and tuff ring, representing a maar – a steep-sided volcanic depress...

Laacher See is a volcanic caldera lake in Germany that was formed by a massive Plinian eruption approximately 13,000 years ago, which deposited ash across much of Northern Europe.

Situated in Bali, Indonesia, Mount Batur features a prominent caldera and crater lake formed by a massive volcanic eruption approximately 20,000 years ago.

Budj Bim is an extinct volcano and tuff cone in Victoria, Australia, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage site for its ancient Aboriginal channels.

Ubehebe Crater is a large volcanic maar in California's Death Valley National Park, created by a phreatomagmatic explosion between 2,000 and 8,000 years ago.

Hole-in-the-Ground is a large maar volcano and tuff cone in Oregon, USA, created by explosive contact between magma and groundwater roughly 100k years ago.

Pulvermaar is a water-filled volcanic maar crater in Germany's Eifel region, renowned for its clear water and distinction as one of the deepest natural lakes in Rhineland-Palatinate.

Nisyros is a Greek volcanic island with notable tuff cones, distinguished by a massive caldera with intense hydrothermal activity and explosive eruptions recorded in the 1800s.

Lake Averno is a volcanic tuff cone crater in Italy's Phlegraean Fields, famously recognized in Roman mythology as the entrance to the underworld.

Lac Pavin is a deep crater lake situated within a young volcanic maar and tuff cone in France's Auvergne region, notable as the country's youngest volcano.

Tower Hill is an inactive nested maar and tuff cone in Victoria, Australia, designated as a state game reserve to protect its abundant wildlife.

Kilbourne Hole is a dormant volcanic maar in the Doña Ana Mountains of New Mexico, notable for containing deep mantle xenoliths brought to the surface during its eruption.

Lake Alchichica is a deep crater lake located within a volcanic tuff cone and maar in Puebla, Mexico, notable for its unique stromatolite formations.

Dotsero Crater is a Pleistocene to Holocene volcanic maar in Colorado, notable as the state's most recent volcanic eruption, which occurred approximately 4,150 years ago.

Windsborn Crater Lake is a volcanic crater lake in Germany's Eifel region, notable as the only crater lake north of the Alps whose outflow drains entirely into the North Sea.

Rattlesnake Crater is a volcanic maar in the San Francisco volcanic field of Arizona, notable for its distinct circular depression formed by explosive magma-water interactions.

Pali Aike Maar is a prominent volcanic crater in the Pali Aike volcanic field of Patagonia, Argentina, notable for its deep crater and rugged terrain.

The Zuni Salt Lake maar in New Mexico is a sacred saline volcanic crater, notable for its historic salt trade and being a National Natural Landmark designated in 2000.

Gour de Tazenat is a maar crater in the Puy-de-Dôme department of France, formed during a volcanic eruption approximately 10,000 years ago, and is now filled by a deep crater lake.

Laguna Blanca maar is a notable volcanic crater and tuff cone in South America, formed by ancient phreatomagmatic explosions and now filled with water.

Gölcük maar is a prominent volcanic crater lake located in Isparta Province, Turkey, notable for its steep surrounding scoria cone walls and its geological significance in the region.

Lunar Crater is a prominent volcanic maar in Nye County, Nevada, notable for being a National Natural Landmark and the centerpiece of the Lunar Crater Volcanic Field.

Strohn Maar is a dry volcanic crater in Germany's Eifel region, notable for its surrounding pyroclastic deposits and its proximity to the famous 120-ton Strohn lava bomb.

Immerather Maar is a dry maar in Germany's Eifel region, notable for lacking a crater lake due to porous sediments and serving as a distinct circular depression used for agriculture.

Little Hebe Crater is a small volcanic maar in California's Death Valley, notable as a younger secondary vent formed concurrently with the nearby Ubehebe Crater.

Hunt's Hole, or the Potrillo maar, is a volcanic crater in New Mexico, formed by a phreatic eruption roughly 24,000 years ago that left deep mantle rock fragments exposed.

Orakei Basin is a tuff cone crater in Auckland, New Zealand, whose low-lying floor contains a tidal lagoon connected to the Waitemata Harbour.