Lake Albano
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Lake Albano is a small volcanic crater lake in the Alban Hills of Lazio, at the foot of Monte Cavo, 20 km southeast of Rome. Castel Gandolfo, overlooking the lake, is the site of the Papal Palace of C
The lake
Painting by Sylvester Shchedrin, before 1825
Lake Albano, George Inness, 1869
Panoramic view
Limnic eruption
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A limnic eruption, also known as a lake overturn, is an extremely rare type of natural hazard in which dissolved carbon dioxide suddenly erupts from deep lake waters, forming a gas cloud capable of as
Lake Albano
…for the rise in water level. The ensuing flood destroyed fields and vineyards before eventually pouring into the sea. It is thought to have been a limnic eruption caused by volcanic gases, trapped in sediment at the bottom of the lake and gradually building up until suddenly releasing, causing the water to overflow…
Lake Nyos, the site of a limnic eruption in 1986
Lake Monoun situated in the West Region of Cameroon
Bovine killed by the 1986 limnic eruption at Lake Nyos