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Lake Bohinj. Lake Bohinj is 4.2 km (2.6 mi) long and 1 km (0.62 mi) at its maximum width. [3] It is a glacial lake dammed by a moraine.The largest of the streams that flow into the lake, the Savica ('little Sava'), [4] is fed from Črno jezero (Black Lake), the lowest-lying lake in the Triglav Lakes Valley.
Bohinj and Julian Alps from the ski slopes of Kobla, above Bohinjska Bistrica. Bohinj (Slovene pronunciation: [ˈbɔ̀ːxin]; German: Wochein), or the Bohinj Valley [1] (Slovene: Bohinjska dolina) or Bohinj Basin [2] (Slovene: Bohinjska kotlina), is a 20 km long and 5 km wide basin in the Julian Alps, in the Upper Carniola region of northwestern Slovenia.
Until it reaches Lake Bohinj, the river is known as the Savica ('little Sava'), and features the 60 m (200 ft)-high Savica Falls (Slovene: slap Savica) at its source. [2] It then flows through the Ukanc Gorge, where the 3 MW Savica power plant is located, before flowing into Lake Bohinj, where it creates a small delta.
A hydroelectric dam has also been built below the gorge and an arch railway bridge for the Bohinj Railway. The bridge, built in 1904 and 1905 of cut stone, is the largest stone arch railway bridge preserved in its entirety in Slovenia. It is 65 m (213 ft) long, 4.5 m (15 ft) wide and 33 m (108 ft) high. [4]
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Thol Lake Bird Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary in the Mehsana district of North Gujarat. [1] It is one of the major wetland in Gujarat and it surrounds the Thol lake . [ 2 ] It is famous for its migratory birds and was notified as Sanctuary in 1988 under Sec. 18 of Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 . [ 3 ]
The gift shop at the new Busch Wildlife Sanctuary in Jupiter, Florida on December 19, 2023. Maya Washburn covers northern Palm Beach County for The Palm Beach Post, part of the USA TODAY Florida ...