Lake Sidihoni
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Lake Sidihoni is a lake
located within Samosir
Island which itself is an island within Lake Toba
, in North Sumatra
, Indonesia
and is therefore notable for being a "lake within a lake". It is approximately 11-12km to the east of hot spring pools at Pangururan
.
Lake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...
located within Samosir
Samosir
For the Regency named Samosir, see Samosir Regency.Samosir, or Samosir Island, is a large volcanic island in Lake Toba, located in the north of the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. Administratively, Samosir Island is governed as six of the nine districts within Samosir Regency. The lake and island...
Island which itself is an island within Lake Toba
Lake Toba
Lake Toba is a lake and supervolcano. The lake is 100 kilometres long and 30 kilometres wide, and 505 metres at its deepest point. Located in the middle of the northern part of the Indonesian island of Sumatra with a surface elevation of about , the lake stretches from to...
, in North Sumatra
North Sumatra
North Sumatra is a province of Indonesia on the Sumatra island. Its capital is Medan. It is the most populous Indonesian province outside of Java. It is slightly larger than Sri Lanka in area.- Geography and population :...
, Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
and is therefore notable for being a "lake within a lake". It is approximately 11-12km to the east of hot spring pools at Pangururan
Pangururan
Pangururan is a town in North Sumatra province of Indonesia and it is the seat of Samosir Regency....
.