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Albania · North Macedonia
Lake Ohrid
Tectonic · natural
358 square kilometresarea
693 metres above sea levelelevation
289 metresmax. depth
Protected area
Albania · North Macedonia
Ohrid-Prespa Transboundary Biosphere Reserve
The biosphere reserve joins the Albanian and Macedonian sides of Lake Ohrid and Lake Prespa, two of the oldest lakes in Europe, with the mountains around them, including Galičica, on both sides of the border.
Its core areas are the national parks; around them lie towns, villages and farmland, where the aim is to live and farm in ways that keep the lakes clean.
Lakes in the area
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- Natural, regulated
- Artificial lake (reservoir)
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Photo: Albinfo · CC BY-SA 3.0Albania · Greece · North Macedonia
Lake Prespa
Tectonic · natural
254 square kilometresarea
849 metres above sea levelelevation
48 metresmax. depth
Places
Viewpoint
Baba Viewpoint (Galičica)
Lake Ohrid
- Elevation
- 1,572 metres above sea level
- Walk from parking
- 1 min
Beach
Kaneo Beach
A small pebble beach in Kaneo, the old fishing quarter of Ohrid, below the cliff with the Church of St John at Kaneo. In summer it is one of the favourite places in town for a swim, with clear water…
Lake Ohrid
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Sources & data
- Wikidata: Ohrid-Prespa Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (Q22680822)