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馬札馬火山(Mount
Mazama)及火口湖(Crater
Lake)
您知道奧勒崗境內有一座火山嗎？另外，您知道當這座火山爆發及崩塌後，它形成了一座湖嗎？
約7,000年以前，馬札馬火山爆發、崩塌後，留下了火口湖。熔岩冷卻後封住了火山底，因而形成了一個大型的碗狀火山口。時間一年年的過去，火山口內填滿了超過四百萬兆加侖的降雨及融化的雪水，因而它也成為美國境內最深的湖泊。另外，這座湖也以其深藍色湖水而知名。
有關於馬札馬火山的爆發，被發現在克拉馬斯族印地安人(Klamath
Indians)代代相傳的故事中，他們是遠古馬卡拉克人(Makalak)的後裔。根據馬卡拉克人的傳說，山神勞(Llao)與天空之神史凱爾(Skell)之間有一場激烈戰鬥，當史凱爾擊敗勞後，原為山神居所的馬札馬火山，隨即爆發並崩塌。
火口湖現在是國家公園，一年約吸引500,000名遊客來訪。
Did you know there was a volcano in Oregon? And that when it erupted and collapsed it created a lake?
Around 7,000 years ago, the volcano Mount Mazama erupted and collapsed and, as a result, formed Crater Lake. Molten lava cooled and sealed up the bottom, forming a huge bowl-shaped crater. Over the years, rainfall and melting snow have filled it with over four trillion gallons of water, making it the deepest lake in the United States. The lake is also known for its deep blue color.
Accounts of the eruption of Mount Mazama are found in stories handed down by the Klamath Indians, who are descendants of the ancient Makalak people. According to Makalak legend, there was a battle between Skell, the spirit of the sky, and Llao, the spirit of the mountain. When Skell defeated Llao, the spirit of the mountain's home, Mount Mazama, erupted and collapsed.
Crater Lake is now a national park and draws approximately 500,000 visitors a year.
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