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First and foremost, an active volcano is required. Permanent lava lakes are only found in volcanic regions where eruptions are a regular or periodic feature.

Inside the volcano, there is a magma chamber containing molten lava, which is a mixture of molten rocks, gases, and minerals.

For a permanent lava lake to form, the volcano must be regularly supplied with lava from the magma chamber.

Successive eruptions provide new amounts of lava to the surface of the volcano’s crater or fissure.

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