Phantom Ship

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Phantom Ship is a small, jagged island in Oregon’s Crater Lake that resembles a ghostly sailing ship and is one of the lake’s most iconic natural rock formations.


Statements (44)
Predicate Object
instanceOf island
natural landmark
rock formation
accessibleBy boat tours on Crater Lake
climateZone subalpine
composition andesite
country United States
elevationAboveLake about 170 feet
featureOf volcanic caldera lake landscape
formedBy volcanic activity
formedFrom eroded volcanic cone remnant
geologicalAge about 400,000 years
governedBy U.S. National Park Service
hasVegetation conifer trees
shrubs
isIconOf Crater Lake National Park
Oregon natural scenery
locatedIn Crater Lake
Crater Lake National Park
Klamath County, Oregon NERFINISHED
Oregon
United States
locatedOn floor of Crater Lake
maximumHeight about 170 feet above lake surface
nameOrigin named for its resemblance to a phantom ship
nearbyCity Klamath Falls, Oregon
Medford, Oregon NERFINISHED
nearbyFeature Wizard Island
notableFor iconic silhouette in Crater Lake
jagged spires
resemblance to a ghostly sailing ship
partOf Cascade Range
Cascade Volcanic Arc
Crater Lake caldera
protectedArea Crater Lake National Park
shapeResembles ghost ship
sailing ship
subjectOf landscape photography
park interpretive materials
tourist postcards
surroundedBy Crater Lake waters
touristAttraction true
visibleFrom Rim Drive
Sun Notch viewpoint

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Crater Lake National Park
containsFeature
Crater Lake
hasIsland

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