# Volcano Lake

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**Volcano Lake**, formerly called **Crater Lake**, is a [lake](/source/Lake) on [Vancouver Island](/source/Vancouver_Island), [British Columbia](/source/British_Columbia), [Canada](/source/Canada), located just south of [Puzzle Mountain](/source/Puzzle_Mountain) and west of [Elkhorn Mountain](/source/Elkhorn_Mountain) on west side of [Strathcona Provincial Park](/source/Strathcona_Provincial_Park).[1] The name is a misnomer – the lake is the result of glaciation.[2]

## See also

- [List of lakes of British Columbia](/source/List_of_lakes_of_British_Columbia)

## References

1. [BCGNIS Query Results: Volcano Lake](https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/23501.html)

1. Philip Stone (2003). Island Alpine, A Guide to the Mountains of Strathcona Park and Vancouver Island. Wild Isle Publications: Heriot Bay, BC. ISBN 0-9680766-5-3.

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