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Lake Prespa

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A lake in the Balkans shared among North Macedonia, Albania and Greece, connected underground to nearby Lake Ohrid through porous limestone. Its shores hold important wetland habitat protected across all three countries.

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Area (sq km)
318 1
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Albania, Countries
Greece, Countries

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Source Lake Prespa (Wikipedia)
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1. Lake Prespa (Wikipedia)
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  • Infobox, area
    area = 318 km2
  • Shaped By: Plate Tectonics, Lead paragraph
    They are the highest tectonic lakes in the Balkans, at an elevation of 853 metres (2,799 ft).
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Wikidata: Lake Prespa
Wikidata Q204392, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source

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