嘉明湖 （布農語：Cidanumas-Buan）位於台灣台東縣海端鄉，座落於三叉山東側，距向陽山直線距離7公里處，海拔3,310/11公尺，是台灣湖泊中第二高的高山湖泊，僅次於3,520公尺的雪山翠池。日治時期稱為「シヌべシ池」（Shinubeshi池）[1]。湖面是橢圓形，湖水為湛藍色，湖面長約120公尺，寬約80公尺，面積約1.9公頃，湖水深度6公尺[2]，沒有任何山澗或溪流流入其中，湖水卻常保終年不枯。嘉明湖位於布農族傳統領域，布農族人稱呼其為「月亮的鏡子」[3]；又因其湖水顏色深藍如寶石，被登山界稱為「上帝遺失在人間之藍寶石」、「天使的眼淚」，是近年來著名的台灣深山景點[4]。
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The Chiaming Lake (Chinese: 嘉明湖; pinyin: Jiāmíng Hú) is a lake in Haiduan Township, Taitung County, Taiwan.[1] It is the second highest lake area in Taiwan.[2] In Bunun language, Chiaming Lake is called "cidanumas buan", meaning "Mirror of the moon"; in Taiwan, it is traditionally referred as "Angel's teardrop" or, due to its deep blue color, "God's lost sapphire". This oval-shaped lake is located along the Southern Cross-Island Highway. The lake surface is 120 meters long and 80 meters wide at an elevation of 3,310 meters. It is surrounded by emerald green forest plantation and wildlife.[4]
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