Phantom Ship (island)
{{Short description|Island in Crater Lake, Oregon}}
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| location = Crater Lake
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| country_admin_divisions =Oregon
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| country_admin_divisions_1 =Klamath County
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Phantom Ship is a small island in Crater Lake in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is a natural rock formation pillar which derives its name from its resemblance to a ghost ship, especially in foggy and low-light conditions.
General
File:Sun Notch Viewpoint, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon.jpg
Phantom Ship Island is mainly formed from andesite rock that dates from about 400,000 years ago, partly altered by hydrothermal activity.{{cite web |url=http://epod.usra.edu/blog/2012/01/phantom-ship-and-crater-lake.html |title=Phantom Ship and Crater Lake |last1=Miller |first1=Marli Bryant |last2= |first2= |date=January 6, 2012 |website=Earth Science Picture of the Day |publisher= |access-date=8 September 2015 |quote=}} The island is situated on the south east end of Crater Lake and projects more than 200 m (656 ft) out from the wall of the caldera. The island is about 500 ft by 200 ft in size. The vegetation is similar to that on Wizard Island except for the lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) which is absent on Phantom Ship.{{cite web |url=http://www.craterlakeinstitute.com/online-library/nature-notes/vol12-phantom-ship-floral.htm |title=Floral Life Zone on the Phantom Ship |last1=Bush |first1=William E. |last2= |first2= |date=October 1946 |website= |publisher=Nature Notes From Crater Lake, Volume 12|access-date=8 September 2015|quote=}} The island forms the part of a submerged stratovolcano cone that is jaggedly sticking out of the water.{{cite web |title=Crater Lake |url=https://volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=322160 |website=Global Volcanism Program |publisher=Smithsonian Institution |access-date=28 April 2023 |language=en}}
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External links
- {{Commons category-inline|Phantom Ship}}
- {{USGS|title=EPhantom Ship and Danger Bay, Crater Lake, Oregon|url=http://pubs.usgs.gov/dds/dds-72/site/phant.htm}}
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Category:Lake islands of Oregon
Category:Landforms of Klamath County, Oregon
Category:Uninhabited islands of Oregon
Category:Stratovolcanoes of the United States
Category:Stratovolcanoes of Oregon
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