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2= |date=January 6, 2012 |website=Earth Science Picture of the Day |publisher= |access-date= 8 September 2015|quote=}}</ref> 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 Island.<ref>{{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=}}</ref> |
2= |date=January 6, 2012 |website=Earth Science Picture of the Day |publisher= |access-date= 8 September 2015|quote=}}</ref> 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 Island.<ref>{{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=}}</ref> |
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*{{USGS|article=EPhantom Ship and Danger Bay, Crater Lake, Oregon|url=http://pubs.usgs.gov/dds/dds-72/site/phant.htm}} |
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Crater Lake |
| Coordinates | 42°54′40″N 122°05′30″W / 42.9111°N 122.0916°W |
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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 = is mainly ddshd ur gay d from andesite rock that dates from about 400,000 years ago, partly altered by hydrothermal activity.[1] 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 Island.[2]
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- ^ Miller, Marli Bryant (January 6, 2012). [dhttp://epod.usra.edu/blog/2012/01/phantom-ship-and-crater-lake.html "Phantom Ship and Crater Lake"]. Earth Science Picture of the Day. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|first 2=(help) - ^ Bush, William E. (October 1946). "Floral Life Zone on the Phantom Ship". Nature Notes From Crater Lake, Volume 12. Retrieved 8 September 2015.