Showing posts with label lakes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lakes. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Lake Nakuru, Kenya



Lake Nakuru is one of the Rift Valley soda lakes at an elevation of 1754 m above sea level. It lies to the south of Nakuru, in the rift valley of Kenya and is protected by Lake Nakuru National Park.
The lake's abundance of algae used to attract a vast quantity of flamingos that famously lined the shore. Other birds also flourish in the area, as do warthogs, baboons and other large mammals. Eastern black rhinos and southern white rhinos have also been introduced.


Monday, October 26, 2015

Lough Neagh, Largest lake in Ireland

Lough Neagh, sometimes Loch Neagh, is a freshwater lake in Northern Ireland. The largest lake by area in the British Isles, it supplies forty percent of Northern Ireland's water. Its name comes from IrishLoch nEachach, meaning "Lake of Eachaidh", although today it is usually spelt Loch nEathach in Irish.The lough is owned by the Earl of Shaftesbury.


Monday, March 23, 2015

Lugu Lake, Yunnan Province, China

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Lugu Lake is located in the North West Yunnan plateau in the centre of Ningliang Yi Autonomous County in the People's Republic of China. The middle of the lake forms the border between the Ninglang County of Yunnan Province and the Yanyuan County of Sichuan province. The formation of the lake is thought to have occurred in a geological fault belonging to the geological age of the Late Cenozoic. It is an alpine lake at an elevation of 2,685 metres (8,809 ft) and is the highest lake in the Yunnan Province. The lake is surrounded by mountains and has five islands, four peninsulas, fourteenbays and seventeen beaches.


Friday, March 20, 2015

Taihu lake, China

Lake Tai or Lake Taihu  is a large freshwater lake in the Yangtze Delta plain near ShanghaiChina. The lake belongs to Jiangsu province and the southern shore forms its border with Zhejiang. With an area of 2,250 square kilometers (869 sq mi) and an average depth of 2 meters (6.6 ft), it is the third-largest freshwater lake in China, after Poyang and Dongting. The lake houses about 90 islands, ranging in size from a few square meters to several square kilometers.
Lake Tai is linked to the renowned Grand Canal and is the origin of a number of rivers, including Suzhou Creek. In recent years, Lake Tai has been plagued by pollution as a result of rapid economic growth in the surrounding region.


Baofeng Lake, Henan, China


Baefong Lake is a fresh water lake in the Wulingyuan Scenic Area near ZhangjiajieHunan ProvinceChina. Its average depth is 72 metres (236 ft) and it is surrounded by forested stone peaks.



Thursday, March 12, 2015

Sun Moon Lake, Taiwan


 Sun Moon Lake  is the largest body of water in Taiwan as well as a tourist attraction. Situated in YuchiNantou, the area around the Sun Moon Lake is home to the Thao tribe, one of aboriginal tribes in Taiwan. Sun Moon Lake surrounds a tiny island called Lalu. The east side of the lake resembles a sun while the west side resembles a moon, hence the name. The sunrise and sunset view attracts everyone.

Thursday, February 26, 2015

Chanmico lake, El Salvador


Laguna De Chanmico is a crater lake in the region of La Libertad, the country of El Salvador with an average elevation of 459 meter above sea level. The area is mildly densely populated with 309 people per km2 . The nearest town larger than 50,000 inhabitants takes about 0:15 hour by local transportation. 
 

Sunday, February 22, 2015

Satpara Lake, Hunza, Pakistan


Satpara Lake is a natural lake near SkarduGilgit-BaltistanPakistan, which supplies water to Skardu Valley. It is fed by the Satpara Stream.
Satpara Lake is situated at an elevation of 2,636 meters (8,650 ft) above sea level and is spread over an area of 2.5 km².
The completion of Satpara Dam downstream of the lake has enlarged the size of Satpara Lake.


Saturday, February 21, 2015

Kainly Lake, Kazakhstan

Lake Kaindy (KazakhҚайыңды көліQayıñdı köli), meaning the "falling rocks/landslide lake"-- is a 400-meter-long (1,300 ft)lake in Kazakhstan that reaches depths near 30 meters (98 ft) in some areas. It is located 129 kilometers (80 mi) east-southeast of the city of Almaty and is 2,000 meters (6,600 ft) above sea level.
The lake was created as the result of an enormous limestone landslide, triggered by the 1911 Kebin earthquake. The track to Lake Kaindy has many scenic views to the Saty Gorge, the Chilik Valley, and the Kaindy Gorge. Dried-out trunks of submergedPicea schrenkiana trees rise above the surface.