Great Prespa Lake (Megali Prespa), West Macedonia, Greece
The Prespa lakes constitute 2 freshwater lakes located in the north west corner of Greece and shared by Greece, Albania and Macedonia. Of the total surface area, 68.07 square miles belongs to Macedonia, 17.88 square miles to Albania and 14.05 square miles to Greece. They are the highest tectonic lakes in the Balkans, standing at a height of 2,798 feet.
The Prespa lakes are separated by a narrow causeway. The Great Prespa Lake (Megali Prespa) is divided between Albania, Greece and Macedonia. The Small Prespa Lake (Mikri Prespa) is shared only between Greece and Albania.
The lakes and the area surrounding them are well known for their natural beauty and they offer a wonderfully rich diversity of habitats, from deep water, shallows, reedbeds, wet meadows, farmland, forests, hills and mountains. The area hosts 40 species of mammals, 260 species of birds, 32 species of reptiles and amphibians and 17 species of fish including a number of endemic species.
Date: 13th May 2015
Location: view from near Laimos, West Macedonia, Greece
The Prespa lakes are separated by a narrow causeway. The Great Prespa Lake (Megali Prespa) is divided between Albania, Greece and Macedonia. The Small Prespa Lake (Mikri Prespa) is shared only between Greece and Albania.
The lakes and the area surrounding them are well known for their natural beauty and they offer a wonderfully rich diversity of habitats, from deep water, shallows, reedbeds, wet meadows, farmland, forests, hills and mountains. The area hosts 40 species of mammals, 260 species of birds, 32 species of reptiles and amphibians and 17 species of fish including a number of endemic species.
Date: 13th May 2015
Location: view from near Laimos, West Macedonia, Greece
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