Skadar Lake - Montenegro

AIRVŪZ STAFF NOTE : Beautiful Montenegro created this fantastic drone video of Skadar Lake, one of the natural wonders of Southeastern Europe. The oval-shaped body of water forms the border between the nations of Montenegro (formerly part of the Yugoslav Federation) and Albania. This shallow lake (its maximum depth is only a bit over 8 meters or about 27 ft.) is fed in part by underground streams and varies in size, but is as large as 530 square km (around 200 square mi) making it one of Europe's largest lakes.

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The area of 391km2 makes Skadar lake the biggest one on the Balkan Peninsula. While the biggest part of it belongs to Montenegro, one third belongs to Albania. Having 281 species of birds gives this lake the status of the area of international importance for birds (IBA), while its specifics make it part of the world’s list of aquatic habitats of international importance (RAMSAR). Skadar Lake is home to 48 species of fish and 50 species of mammals. The most famous sights of the area are meadows of water lily leafs of Lotos and water caltrop, which stretch for many miles across the lake. Skadar lake has great history and culture which could be seen by many fortresses, very old monasteries and churches, old architecture, fishing villages ,old bridges, water mills and wells. Boat cruising on Skadar lake is one of the most exciting activities you can do in the national park.