El Golfo - the Green Lagoon
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water, lagoon, interesting place
This lagoon is in a semi-circular volcanic crater left by an extinct volcano. The rest of the crater has been eroded away by the sea. The green colour of the water is caused by micro-organisms growing in it.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcanic_crater
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 28°58'35"N 13°49'40"W
- Malpais de la Corona 45 km
- Oasis Park 94 km
- La Orotava 272 km
- Roques de García 287 km
- Garachico 295 km
- Barranco del Infierno 298 km
- Natural Protected Area La Caleta 303 km
- Puerto de Santiago 306 km
- Cliffs of the Giants (Acantilados de Los Gigantes) 309 km
- Cumbre Vieja 397 km
- Caldera de Chozas 101 m. 2 km
- Montaña de Halcones 3.2 km
- Montaña Almurcia 5.7 km
- Montaña del Medio 5.9 km
- Timanfaya National Park 7.4 km
- Montaña Mesa 8.3 km
- Montaña Mojón 10 km
- Montaña Chupaderos 10 km
- Montaña Diama 11 km
- Lanzarote 19 km