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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 ...
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 Lakes (7 lakes) 1. The Eye: 0.068: 37,5 2. The Fish Lake: 0.035: 2,5 3. The Kidney: 0.085: 28 4. The Lower Lake: 0.059: 11 ...
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 second lake, also called the Upper or Nameless Lake, as it is located in the Aleko cirque at the foothills of the summit Bezimennia Vrah (2,792 m), is located 133 m below the first lake, at 800 m north of Musala, at an altitude of 2,576 m. It has an area of 1.24 ha and a depth of 5.8 m.
The largest glacial lake in Rila and in the Balkans is Smradlivo with an area of 212 decares; [31] the longest is the Upper Ribno Lake reaching 801 m; the deepest is Okoto, one of the Seven Rila Lakes with a depth of 37.5 m; [32] the highest is Ledeno at an elevation of 2,709 m; [25] [33] the lowest is Suho at 2,045 m.
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]
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 ...