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The Seven Rila Lakes (Bulgarian: Седемте рилски езера, romanized: Sedemte rilski ezera, pronounced [sɛdɛmˈtɛ ˈriɫski ɛzɛˈra]) are a group of glacial lakes, situated in the northwestern Rila Mountain in Bulgaria. Situated between 2,100 and 2,500 metres elevation above sea level, they are the most visited group of lakes ...
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 ...
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 Valyavishki Lakes (10 lakes) 18 Vasilashki Lakes (12 lakes) 0.16: 29 Vlahini Lakes (5 lakes) 0.09: 13,4 Glacial lakes (in Rila) Lake of Purity: Marichini Lakes (2 lakes) 0.03: 11 Seven Rila ...
The main hotspots are Rila Monastery Forest Reserve, the area around the Ribni Lakes to the east and the Kalin reservoir, as well as the areas around the river Radovichka and Bukovo bardo. [46] There are 96 rare, 85 endemic and 146 relict species; 116 are included in worldwide or European lists of endangered animals. [46]
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 Twin lake (Bulgarian: Близнака) is the largest of the Seven Rila Lakes, which are group of lakes of glacial origin (glacial lakes), situated in the northwestern Rila Mountains in Bulgaria. The lakes are situated between 2,100 and 2,500 metres elevation above sea level. The Twin lake is the largest with 9.1 ha.
This is a list of protected areas in Bulgaria which includes 3 national parks, 11 nature parks and 55 nature reserves. [1] The national policy for governing and management of the protected areas is implemented by the Ministry of Environment and Water. The first nature park in Bulgaria and the Balkan Peninsula is Vitosha Nature Park, established ...
Lakes of Rila, Bulgaria's and the Balkans' highest mountain range. Pages in category "Lakes of the Rila" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.