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The Seven Lakes are a tourist attraction in Bulgaria because of its natural environment. The lakes are located one above the other and are connected by small streams, which form tiny waterfalls and cascades. Tourist accommodation in the lakes' vicinity include a chalet on the northeastern shore of The Fish Lake, at an elevation of 2,196 m.
Bulgaria's highest mountains are Rila (highest peak Musala, 2925 m; the highest in the Balkans) and Pirin (highest peak Vihren, 2914 m). The large mountain chain of Stara planina (Balkan Mountains) runs west–east across the entire country, bisecting it and giving the name to the entire Balkan peninsula.
Banderishki Lakes (17 lakes) 0.13: 12 Bashliiski Lakes (4 lakes) 0.02: 3 Breznishki Lakes (3 lakes) 0.04: Chairski Lakes (9 lakes) 0.09: 5,6 Dautovo Lake: Kremenski Lakes (5 lakes) 0.20: 27 Malokamenishki Lakes (20 lakes) Popovo Lake: 0.12: 27,5 Prevalski Lakes (4 lakes) 5,2 Samodivski Lakes (3 lakes) 0.06: Tipitski Lakes (2 lakes) 0.02: 9 ...
Seven Rila Lakes in the Rila mountains 33. Saeva Dupka Cave in the Balkan Mountains 41. Plovdiv Roman theatre 45. Hristo Botev's house in Kalofer 47. The Bachkovo Monastery 58. Boyana Church 58. National Museum of History 71. The 6th century Saint Sofia Church in Sofia 74. Stone river in Vitosha 85. The Wonderful Bridges 91. Thracian Tomb of ...
The lakes are formed in three interconnected cascading cirques, giving rise to the glacial valley of the Musalenska Bistritsa, which starts at Rila's highest summit Musala and reaches the winter resort of Borovets further downstream in a northern direction, in the northern foothills of Rila. The first cirque, measuring 740 × 490 m, hosts the ...
Rila National Park (Bulgarian: Национален парк „Рила“) is the largest national park in Bulgaria spanning an area of 810.46 km 2 (312.92 sq mi; 200,270 acres) in the Rila mountain range in the south-west of the country.
The total volume is 131,700 m 3. [4] The lakes form the headwaters of the Rilska River, a left tributary of the Struma. [5] [6] Due to their permanent flow, the lakes, along with others nearby, such as the Smradlivo Lake, are important for feeding the river during the period of low water ensuring the functioning of ecosystems in the area. [6]
Chanakgyolski Lakes seen from the summit of Haramiyata. The Chanakgyolski Lakes (Bulgarian: Чанакгьолски езера) are a group of two glacial lakes, situated in the northwestern Rila Mountains in Bulgaria, in close proximity to the Seven Rila Lakes.