The Plitvice Lakes are part of a karst landscape located in the Dinaric Alps mountain range, spreading across the Plitvice Plateau, which is surrounded by mountains. The name of the lake system is derived from the Plitvice Plateau.
Lake Formation and Geology
・The 16 lakes are formed as water flowing from the mountains runs 8 km in a north-south direction.
・The geology is Dolomite and limestone karst, which creates the characteristic landscape.
・The lake system is composed of natural dams of calcareous deposits, created by the photosynthetic action of mosses, algae, and bacteria, which grow year after year.
Lake Colors
・They possess beautiful shades such as azure, navy blue, and grey.
・The color of the water is constantly changing, depending on the amount of minerals and organic matter, as well as the angle of the sunlight.
プリトヴィツェ湖群(こぐん)国立(こくりつ)公園(こうえん)は、クロアチアにある国立(こくりつ)公園(こうえん)のひとつで、ボスニア・ヘルツェゴビナ国境(こっきょう)に近(ちか)いプリトヴィツェ湖(いずみ)群市(ぐんいち)に位置(いち)しています。16の大(おお)きな湖(みずうみ)と92の滝(たき)が、エメラルドグリーンの幻想的(げんそうてき)な景色(けしき)を作(つく)り出(だ)しており、この場所(ばしょ)は1979年(ねん)にユネスコの世界(せかい)遺産(いさん)に登録(とうろく)されました。Plitvice Lakes National Park is one of the national parks in Croatia, located in the municipality of Plitvička Jezera, near the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina. Sixteen large lakes and 92 waterfalls create a fantastical emerald-green landscape, and the site was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1979.
プリトヴィツェ湖群(こぐん)国立(こくりつ)公園(こうえん)は、クロアチアにある国立(こくりつ)公園(こうえん)のひとつで、ボスニア・ヘルツェゴビナ国境(こっきょう)に近(ちか)いプリトヴィツェ湖(いずみ)群市(ぐんいち)に位置(いち)しています。16の大(おお)きな湖(みずうみ)と92の滝(たき)が、エメラルドグリーンの幻想的(げんそうてき)な景色(けしき)を作(つく)り出(だ)しており、この場所(ばしょ)は1979年(ねん)にユネスコの世界(せかい)遺産(いさん)に登録(とうろく)されました。Plitvice Lakes National Park is one of the national parks in Croatia, located in the municipality of Plitvička Jezera, near the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina. Sixteen large lakes and 92 waterfalls create a fantastical emerald-green landscape, and the site was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1979.