17/09/2022
The two highest tectonic lakes on the Balkans, at an altitude of 853 meters are located in our country. The region is a home to idyllic beaches and villages, but also a large number of endemic species, all making it a favorite vacation spot.
Lake Ohrid and Lake Prespa, two of Europe’s oldest lakes, lie in a mountainous area along the borders of North Macedonia, Albania, and Greece. The lakes have persisted for at least 1 million years and possibly longer. The Operational Land Imager-2 (OLI-2) on Landsat 9 captured this natural-color image of the lakes on August 19, 2022. Ohrid is the larger and deeper of the two, with a mean depth of 155 meters (509 feet). Prespa has a mean depth of 14 meters (45 feet). https://go.nasa.gov/3doKGwH