| Country |
Location |
Description |
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| Macedonia |
Ohrid
Naum |
Mountains and lake at Naum. |
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| Mexico |
Chihuahua
Creel |
Creel Lake at 2300m. |
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| Mexico |
Michoacan
Lake Patzcuaro |
Patzcuaro Lake is dotted with islands and surrounded by mountains. |
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| Mexico |
Michoacan
Lake Patzcuaro |
Island on Patzcuaro Lake. |
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| Mexico |
Michoacan
Lake Patzcuaro |
Janitzio Island on misty Lake Patzcuaro. |
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| Montenegro |
Lake Shkoder |
Mountainous region south of Lake Shkoder. |
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| Montenegro |
Lake Shkoder |
Lake Shkoder and snow-capped mountains. |
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| Montenegro |
Lake Schkoder |
Southern Lake Schkoder. |
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| Montenegro |
Lake Shkoder |
Lake Shkoder is located between Montenegro and Albania. |
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| Montenegro |
Lake Schkoder |
Lake Schkoder covered with plants. |
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| Montenegro |
Lake Shkoder |
Lake Shkoder is 48km long and 14km wide. |
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| Montenegro |
Lake Shkoder |
Two thirds of Lake Shkoder lies in Montenegro. |
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| Montenegro |
Lake Schkoder |
Northern shore of Lake Schkoder. |
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| Montenegro |
Lake Shkoder |
Lake Shkoder has over 270 species of birds. |
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| Montenegro |
Lake Schkoder |
The picturesque Lake Schkoder. |
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| Montenegro |
Lake Shkoder |
Birdlife and plants on Lake Shkoder. |
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| Namibia |
Etosha |
Etosha Pan is 110km by 60km. The 40 degree temperatures create a mirrage in this dried up lake. |
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| Nepal |
Everest Trek
Gokyo Valley |
View of Gokyo (a winter settlement at 4750m), the three lakes and the 1.5km wide Ngozumba Glacier. |
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| Nepal |
Everest Trek
Gokyo Valley |
The torquoise Gokyo Lake and the summer settlement of Gokyo overlooked by the jagged peaks of Cholatse (6440m) and Tawoche (6542m). |
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| Nepal |
Annapurna Trek
Tibetan Plateau |
Frozen lake at the foot of the Gangapurna Glacier. |
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| Nepal |
Pokhara |
Phewa Tal Lake at Pokhara. |
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| Nepal |
Pokhara |
Pokhara on Phewa Tal Lake overlooked by Himalayan peaks including the pointed Machhapuchhare (6993m). |
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| Nepal |
Pokhara |
A line of Himalayan peaks reflected in Phewa Tal Lake in Pokhara. |
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| Nepal |
Pokhara |
View of Phewa Tal Lake (Pokhara). |
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| Nicaragua |
Lake Nicaragua |
People on the ferry on Lake Nicaragua. |
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| Nicaragua |
Lake Nicaragua |
Ometepe Island in Lake Nicaragua. |
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| Nicaragua |
Ometepe
Moyagalpa |
Moyagalpa on Ometepe Island (Lake Nicaragua). |
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| Panama |
Panama Canal
Barro Colorado |
Barro Colorado is the largest island on Lake Gatun, part of the Panama Canal. |
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| Peru |
Lake Titicaca
Tequile Island |
Man from Taquile Island (Lake Titicaca) knitting a hat that shows his marital status. |
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| Peru |
Lake Titicaca
Tequile Island |
Quechua children on Tequile Island on Lake Titicaca. |
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| Peru |
Puno
Sillustani |
Umayo Lake at Sillustani. |
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| Peru |
Santa Valley
Chinancocha Lake |
The icy Chinancocha Lake (3850m). |
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| Philippines |
Luzon
Lake Buhi |
Lake Buhi sits between three volcanos. |
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| Philippines |
Luzon
Lake Buhi |
A fisherman on Lake Buhi. |
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| Philippines |
Luzon
Lake Buhi |
Local transport on Lake Buhi. |
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| Philippines |
Luzon
Lake Buhi |
Shelter for fishermen on Lake Buhi. |
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| Philippines |
Luzon
Lake Taal |
Lake Taal is 20km wide and is an old volcanic crater. |
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| Philippines |
Luzon
Lake Taal |
Lake Taal is a lake within a volcanic crater. |
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| Russia |
Trans-Siberian Railway |
Two girls travelling to Lake Baikal on the Trans-Siberian Railway. |
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| Slovenia |
Bled |
Lake Bled is 2.1 by 1.4 km. |
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| Slovenia |
Bled |
Bird life on a misty Lake Bled. |
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| Slovenia |
Bled |
Bled Castle is perched 100m above the lake of the same name. |
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| Slovenia |
Bled |
Lake Bled viewed from the castle. |
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| Slovenia |
Bled |
The western shore of Lake Bled with St Martin's Church. |
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| Slovenia |
Bled |
The Church of the Assumption and Bled Castle at Lake Bled. |
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| Slovenia |
Bled |
The Church of the Assumption is set on an island in the middle of Lake Bled. |
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| Slovenia |
Bled |
Boats on Lake Bled. |
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| Slovenia |
Bled |
Bled Castle and St Martin's Church on Lake Bled. |
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| Slovenia |
Bohinj |
Bohinj Lake. |
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| Slovenia |
Bohinj |
Autumn colours at Lake Bohinj. |
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| Slovenia |
Bohinj |
Lake Bohinj is set among forested mountains. |
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| Slovenia |
Bohinj |
Bohinj Lake is very pretty and isolated. |
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| Slovenia |
Bohinj |
The Sava Bohinjka River flowing into Bohinj Lake. |
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| South Africa |
Knysna |
 Lakes and mountains near Knysna. |
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| South Africa |
Knysna |
A coastal lake outside Knysna. |
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| South Korea |
Cheju Island
Mount Halla |
The lake filled crater of Mount Halla (1950m) on Cheju Island. |
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| Sri Lanka |
Kandy |
The lake in the centre of Kandy. |
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| Sri Lanka |
Kandy |
Lankatilake Temple near Kandy. |
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| Sweden |
Stockholm
Lakes |
Forested lakes near Stockholm. |
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| Switzerland |
Geneva |
Geneva is set on the lake of the same name. |
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| Switzerland |
Lago Maggiore |
Maggiore Lake (Lago Maggiore) is set among the foothills of the Alps. |
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| Tajikistan |
Lake Karakol |
Lake Karakol (3914m) was created ten million years ago by a meteorite strike. |
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| Tajikistan |
Lake Karakol |
Lake Karakol on the Pamir Plain is lifeless as it freezes in winter. |
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| Tajikistan |
Sasyk Kul Lake |
Sasyk Kul (3820m) is a salt lake on the Pamir Plain with salt deposits on its banks. |
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| Tajikistan |
Sasyk Kul Lake |
The blue-grey Sasyk Kul Lake (Pamir Plain). |
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| Tajikistan |
Pamir Plain |
One of the many small lakes on the Pamir Plain. |
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| Tanzania |
Lake Manyara |
Lake Manyara is an alkaline lake at 960m. |
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| Tanzania |
Lake Manyara |
Lake Manyara lies next to a 900m high escarpment. |
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| Tanzania |
Lake Manyara |
Tropical rainforest at Lake Manyara. |
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| Tanzania |
Lake Manyara |
A herd of elephants in the tropical rain forest by the lake. |
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| Tanzania |
Lake Manyara |
A group of Yellow Billed Storks at Lake Manyara. |
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| Tanzania |
Ngorongoro |
The plains and lake in the floor of the crater cover an area of 260 square kilometres. |
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| Tanzania |
Ngorongoro |
The inner forested slopes of the Ngorongoro Crater leading to the shores of Lake Magadi. |
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| Tanzania |
Ngorongoro |
The Munge stream drains into Lake Magadi. |
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| Tanzania |
Ngorongoro |
Flamingos on Lake Magadi from the floor of the Ngorongoro Crater. |
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| Tanzania |
Ngorongoro |
Egyptian Goose in Lake Magadi on the floor of the Ngorongoro Crater. |
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| Tanzania |
Ngorongoro |
Blue Wildebeest grazing by the lake. |
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| Tanzania |
Ngorongoro |
Lake Magadi in the Ngorongoro Crater. |
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| Turkey |
Iznik |
Boat and reeds on Iznik Lake. |
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| Turkey |
Iznik |
Birdlife on Iznik Lake. |
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| Turkey |
Iznik |
Shoreline of Iznik Lake. |
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| Turkey |
Van |
Van Fort overlooking blue Lake Van. |
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| Turkey |
Lake Van |
Lake Van is the largest lake in Turkey. Becuase it has no outlet the waters are slightly alkaline. |
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| Turkey |
Lake Van |
Lake Van is 1640m above sea level and is surrounded by dry mountains. |
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| Turkey |
Lake Van
Akdamar Island |
The 10th century Armenian church on Akdamar Island, Lake Van, in Eastern Turkey. |
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| Turkey |
Lake Van
Akdamar Island |
Lake Van from Akdamar Island. |
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| Turkey |
Lake Van |
A ferry on Lake Van. |
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| Turkey |
Lake Van |
Lake Van is 3700 square km in area. |
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| Turkey |
Lake Van |
Lake Van in Eastern Turkey is set among hills and mountains. |
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| Turkey |
Lake Van
Ahlat |
Ahlat is a Kurdish town on Lake Van with Seljuk tombs. |
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| Turkey |
Lake Van |
Shepherds at Lake Van. |
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| Turkey |
Lake Van
Bitlis |
Bitlis is a town on Lake Van set in a narrow gorge. |
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| Uzbekistan |
Elliq Qala |
Ayaz Kul Lake at Elliq Qala. |
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| Venezuela |
Lake Muenbaji |
Lake Muenbaji (3300m). |
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| Venezuela |
Los Antejos |
Los Antejos - one of a pair of lakes in western Venezuela. |
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| Vietnam |
Hanoi
Hoan Kiem Lake |
Hoan Kiem Lake is in the centre of Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. |
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| Vietnam |
Hanoi
Hoan Kiem Lake |
Turtle Tower on an island in Hoan Kiem Lake. |
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| Vietnam |
Halong Bay |
The limestone karsts are between 50 and 100m high and often have lakes inside them. |
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| Zimbabwe |
Lake Mutirikwe |
Lake Mutirikwe. |
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| Zimbabwe |
Lake Mutirikwe |
The beautiful Lake Mutirikwe is surrounded by forested banks. |
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