Which lake and UNESCO World Heritage Site straddles the border between Macedonia and Albania?
"Heritage Site since 1979. Geography of the Republic of Macedonia The Republic of Macedonia is a country situated in southeastern Europe with geographic coordinates , bordering Kosovo and Serbia to the north, Bulgaria to the east, Greece to the south and Albania to the west. The country is part of the wider region of Macedonia and makes up most of Vardar Macedonia. The country is a major transportation corridor from Western and Central Europe to Southern Europe and the Aegean Sea. Macedonia is a landlocked country but has three major natural lakes: Lake Ohrid, Lake Prespa and Lake Dojran. It"
"Lake Skadar Lake Skadar (Montenegrin: ""Skadarsko jezero"", Скадарско језеро, ; , ) — also called Lake Scutari, Lake Shkodër and Lake Shkodra — lies on the border of Albania and Montenegro, and is the largest lake in Southern Europe. It is named after the city of Shkodër in northern Albania ( or ""Shkodra"", Serbian: Скадар, ""Skadar"", ). It is a karst lake. The Albanian section of the lake was designated as a nature reserve and a ramsar site. Lake Skadar is the largest lake in the Balkan Peninsula with a surface area that seasonally fluctuates between to . Lake Skadar"
"Galičica Galičica (, ) is a mountain situated across the border between the Republic of Macedonia and Albania. There is a National park on the Macedonian side of the mountain, situated between the two biggest lakes in the republic: Lake Ohrid and Lake Prespa. It stretches over an area of 227 square kilometres (88 mi²). The floral life in the Galičica National Park represents over 1000 species, of which a large number of relicts and endems have the final frontier of its range exactly on the mountain Galičica. There is characteristically presence of up to now 11 discovered local endems"
"The vast majority of the region‘s natural lakes are located in the southern half of the region and most of them are the product of a long contiguous history. The Lake of Ohrid lie adjacent to the border shared with the Republic of Macedonia. It is one of the oldest continuously existing lakes in the world with an unique biodiversity. Further south, well hidden among high mountains, extend the Lake of Prespa that is linked by a small channel with a sluice that separates the two lakes. The Ceraunian Mountains, a coastal mountain range in southwestern Albania, stretches about one"
"area; surface area). The area contains three National Parks located in Albania (Prespa National Park), Greece, and the Republic of Macedonia respectively. The largest town in the Prespa Lakes region is Resen in the Republic of Macedonia. In 2014, the Ohrid-Prespa Transboundary Reserve between Albania and Macedonia was added to UNESCO's World Network of Biosphere Reserves. In the 10th century, the Tsar Samuil built the fortress and church of St. Achillius on an island called Agios Achillios in the Small Prespa Lake, on the Greek side of the border. The biggest island in the Great Prespa Lake, on Macedonia's side,"
"between Macedonia (56.02 km) and Albania (31.51 km). Of the total surface area, belongs to the Republic of Macedonia and 110 km belongs to Albania. The Ohrid and Prespa Lakes belong to a group of Dessaret basins that originated from a geotectonic depression during the Pliocene epoch up to five million years ago on the western side of the Dinaric Alps. Worldwide, there are only a few lakes with similarly remote origins with Lake Baikal and Lake Tanganyika being the most famous. Most other, short-lived lakes have a life span of less than 100,000 years before they are eventually filled"
"Mount Tumba. The boundary with Albania was marked first in 1926 and then remarked with the Treaty of Paris in 1947. The boundary starts from the tripoint with Kosovo and follows a watershed before crossing, and for a short distance, following the Black Drin river and continuing along a crest line to Ohrid Lake. It crosses the lake, leaving approximately one-third in Albania, traverses a high ridge and meets the tripoint with Greece in Lake Prespa. Macedonia is a landlocked country that is geographically clearly defined by a central valley formed by the Vardar river and framed along its borders"
"the cyclist or hiker down to the most scenic part of Lake Ohrid, which is separated from Lake Prespa by its massif. Once on the Lake Ohrid side, the springs where the waters of Lake Prespa emerge from under the mountain and drain into Lake Ohrid can be enjoyed. Lake Prespa The Prespa lakes are two freshwater lakes in southeast Europe, shared by Albania, Greece, and the Republic of Macedonia. Of the total surface area, belongs to the Republic of Macedonia, to Albania and to Greece. They are the highest tectonic lakes in the Balkans, standing at an elevation of"
"Prespa National Park The Prespa National Park () is a national park in southeastern Albania lying on the border triangle shared with Greece and the Republic of Macedonia. At approximately , the park encompasses the country's sections of Great and Small Prespa Lake that are surrounded by mountains. It is considerably marked by high mountains, small islands, vast freshwater wetlands, salt marshes, meadows, reed beds and dense forests. Established to protect the natural and as well the cultural heritage of the region, it is included in the European Green Belt and the World Network of Biosphere Reserves under the UNESCO"
"the previous census. The village has four churches including the Church of St Atanas, the Church of Ss Cyril and Methodius, the Church of St Nicholas, and the Church of the Presentation of the Holy Mother of God. Stenje Stenje () is a village in the Resen Municipality of the Republic of Macedonia. It is located on the shore of Lake Prespa, near the Macedonian-Albanian border and Galičica National Park. Today, the village has 438 inhabitants. As of the most recent national census in 2002, Stenje has an ethnically homogeneous population of Macedonians. The village is also one of only"
"Ohrid-Prespa Transboundary Biosphere Reserve Ohrid-Prespa Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (, ) is a biosphere reserve encompassing the area of Lake Ohrid and Lake Prespa, on Republic of Macedonia and Albania. The reserve was declared in June 2014 and comprises a combination of water bodies and surrounding mountain reliefs, covering an area of . The Ohrid-Prespa area was declared a biosphere reserve on 11 June 2014 at the UNESCO international commission session held in Jönköping, Sweden. The proposal was made by the Lake Ohrid Bilateral Secretariat, together with the UNESCO national commissions of Macedonia and Albania, as well as their respective environment"
"border area between Kosovo and Albania and the ""Buni i Jezercë"" trough near the Jezerca and Bojs peaks. Some lakes, such as Liqenat Lake in Kosovo and Hrid Lake in Montenegro, have become tourist attractions due to their locations and scenery. Hrid Lake today is a clear example of a well-preserved glacial relief. In the Pleistocene period (1.8-0.01 million years ago) this was a collection area for ice that fell down over steps of rock from surrounding peaks, dragging with it heterogeneous material. Precipitation washed away smaller rocks, but larger ones remain on the southwestern and western lake shore. The"
"long and continuous history as well as the geographical isolation, it is the lake with the highest biodiversity in the world. The Ohrid-Prespa Transboundary Reserve is included in the World Network of Biosphere Reserves under the UNESCO Man and Biosphere Programme. Most of the country's section of the lake is protected and designated as a protected landscape established on 18 February 1999. The Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid Region is further included on the tentative list of Albania for designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The region provides habitat for numerous threatened and endangered mammals, with at"
"Lake Prespa The Prespa lakes are two freshwater lakes in southeast Europe, shared by Albania, Greece, and the Republic of Macedonia. Of the total surface area, belongs to the Republic of Macedonia, to Albania and to Greece. They are the highest tectonic lakes in the Balkans, standing at an elevation of 853 m (2,798 ft). The Great Prespa Lake (, , ""Megáli Préspa"", , ""Prespansko Ezero"") is divided between Albania, Greece and Macedonia. The Small Prespa Lake (Greek: Μικρή Πρέσπα, ""Mikri Prespa""; Albanian: ""Prespa e Vogël"") is shared only between Greece ( drainage area; surface area) and Albania ( drainage"
"(176 species; e.g. Ochridagammarus solidus), with particularly large endemism among crustaceans, molluscs, sponges and planarians. There are three cities on the lake's shores: Ohrid and Struga on the Macedonian side; Pogradec in Albania. There are also several fishing villages, although tourism is now a more significant part of their income. The catchment area of the lake has a population of around 170,000 people, with 131,000 people living directly at the lake shore (43,000 in Albania and 88,000 in the Republic of Macedonia). The Great Prespa Lake (Macedonian: Преспанско Езеро, Prespansko Ezero) is divided between Albania, Greece and the Republic of"
"itself is located on the western Balkan with approximately two-third () of its surface belonging to Montenegro and about one-third () to Albania. The lake’s water level also varies seasonally from 4.7 to 9.8 m above sea level. The lake extends in the NW-SE direction, and it is approximately 44 km long. The Bojana River connects the lake with the Adriatic Sea, and the Drin River provides a link with the Ohrid Lake. The lake is a cryptodepression, filled by the river Morača and drained into the Adriatic by the long Bojana (Albanian: Buna), which forms the international border on"
"towns situated at the lakeside are Pogradec in Albania, along with Ohrid and Struga in Macedonia. The lake is otherwise densely surrounded by settlements in the form of villages and resorts in both basin countries. Lake Ohrid is the deepest lake of the Balkans, with a maximum depth of 288 m (940 ft) and a mean depth of 155 m (508 ft). It covers an area of 358 km² (138 sq mi), containing an estimated 55.4 km³ of water. It is 30.4 km long by 14.8 km wide at its maximum extent with a shoreline length of 87.53 km, shared"
"Mountains in the east, the Pindus Mountains in the southeast, and the Ceraunian Mountains in the southwest. Plains and plateaus extend in the west along the Albanian Adriatic and Ionian Sea Coast. Few of the largest and oldest bodies of freshwater of Europe occur in Albania. The second largest lake of Southern Europe, the Lake of Shkodër, is located in the northwest surrounded by the Albanian Alps and the Adriatic Sea. Nevertheless, one of the oldest continuously existing lakes in the world, the Lake of Ohrid, straddles in the southeast, while the highest tectonic lakes of the Balkan Peninsula, the"
"are especially evident for sublacustrine springs, with eutrophication and using for water supplying (e.g., sublacustrine spring Karuč) being the most serious threats. The 2011 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species includes 21 endemic species from the Lake Skadar basin. Radio Skadar, a radio station in Montenegro, based in Podgorica is named after Lake Skadar. This article incorporates CC-BY-3.0 text from the reference Lake Skadar Lake Skadar (Montenegrin: ""Skadarsko jezero"", Скадарско језеро, ; , ) — also called Lake Scutari, Lake Shkodër and Lake Shkodra — lies on the border of Albania and Montenegro, and is the largest lake in Southern"
"Doiran Lake Doiran Lake (, ""Dojransko Ezero""; , ""Límni Dhoïráni""), also spelled Dojran Lake is a lake with an area of shared between the Republic of Macedonia () and Greece (). To the west is the city of Nov Dojran (Нов Дојран), to the east the village of Mouries, to the north the mountain Belasica/Beles and to the south the Greek town of Doirani. The lake has a rounded shape, a maximum depth of and a north-to-south length of and is at its widest, making it the third largest lake partially in the Republic of Macedonia after Lake Ohrid and"
"instances of marriage with women from neighbouring Radožda in Macedonia, however, Macedonian overall is not used by the third generation. Lin, Korçë Lin (, ) is a village in the former Udënisht Municipality in Korçë County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Pogradec. Lin is situated on a small peninsula on Lake Ohrid, just south of the Qafë Thanë mountain pass, which is a border-crossing point between Albania and Macedonia. Pogradec is roughly 22 km to the south of the village, while Struga is about 10 km north, along the lake shore. Radožda"
"all the preconditions set by the Greek side"". The proposal would result in the Republic of Macedonia being renamed the ""Republic of North Macedonia"" (; ), with the new name being used for all purposes (""erga omnes""), that is, domestically, in all bilateral relations and in all regional and international organizations and institutions. The agreement was signed at Lake Prespa, a body of water which is divided between the Republic of Macedonia, Greece and Albania. The deal includes recognition of the Macedonian language in the United Nations, noting that it is within the group of South Slavic languages, and that"
"city of Ohrid alone receives a large number of visitors during the high season, six times that of its native population (42,000). Fishing is another key activity with ecological and economic impacts on the lakes. Ohrid-Prespa Transboundary Biosphere Reserve Ohrid-Prespa Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (, ) is a biosphere reserve encompassing the area of Lake Ohrid and Lake Prespa, on Republic of Macedonia and Albania. The reserve was declared in June 2014 and comprises a combination of water bodies and surrounding mountain reliefs, covering an area of . The Ohrid-Prespa area was declared a biosphere reserve on 11 June 2014 at"
"the south featuring the Albanian Alps in the north, the Sharr Mountains in the northeast, the Skanderbeg Mountains in the center, the Korab Mountains in the east, the Pindus Mountains in the southeast and the Ceraunian Mountains in the southwest stretching alongside the Albanian Riviera. The hydrographic network of Albania is composed of lakes, rivers, wetlands, seas and groundwaters. There are about 250 lakes of different origins, including tectonic, glacial and fluvial lakes. Among the most important is the lake of Shkodër, the largest lake in Southern Europe, followed by Ohrid, which is considered as one of the most ancient"
"tourism is now a more significant part of their income. The catchment area of the lake has a population of around 170,000 people, with 131,000 people living directly at the lake shore (43,000 in Albania and 88,000 in Macedonia). The population in the catchment has increased by 100,000 people in the last half century, putting the lake's fragile ecosystem under pressure. The historic monuments, as well as the pristine lake environment make the area around Lake Ohrid a prime site for tourism. In the 1980s, more than 200,000 national and international tourists went on a pilgrimage to the Macedonian lake"
"Stenje Stenje () is a village in the Resen Municipality of the Republic of Macedonia. It is located on the shore of Lake Prespa, near the Macedonian-Albanian border and Galičica National Park. Today, the village has 438 inhabitants. As of the most recent national census in 2002, Stenje has an ethnically homogeneous population of Macedonians. The village is also one of only four in the municipality to have gained population from the 1994 census to the latest one. All but one of the villagers declared Macedonian to be their mother tongue. All of Stenje's residents identified as Macedonian Orthodox in"
"border. Dibër valley The Dibër valley (, ) is a section of the Drin valley in the border region between Macedonia and Albania. The high-altitude alley is surrounded by even higher mountains on all sides: to the north is the Korab range, containing Mount Korab which, at 2764 metres, is the highest point in both countries; the mountains on the other sides also exceed 2000 metres. The Black Drin flows from the south through a narrow canyon into the valley and leaves it through a similarly steep canyon. Previously the river was notorious for annual floods, as a result of"
"along the entire west border of Albania that is shaped by the Adriatic and Ionian Sea. The wetland complex of Butrint, Karavasta and Narta represents one of the most important coastal wetland sites of Albania. The lagoons are separated from the sea by rather narrow sandy bars, which continuously change in size and shape. Other important lagoons include the Patoku Lagoon, Kune-Vain Lagoon, Viluni Lagoon and many others. Albania is home to several of the most important lakes in Southern Europe. Four lakes are apportioned with its neighbouring countries for instance Lake Shkodër with Montenegro, Lake Ohrid with the Republic"
"Greek tribes as well as Romans and later by Byzantines. Nonetheless, the park is dotted with many natural and cultural features containing prehistoric dwellings and byzantine churches such as the caves of Zaver and Treni, the St. Mary's Church and so on. The Prespa National Park is strategically located in the southeastern region of Albania, bordering the Republic of Macedonia to the northeast and Greece to the southeast. It lies mostly between latitudes 40° and 45° N and longitudes 20° and 55° E. The park comprises in Korçë County and includes the Great Prespa Lake, Small Prespa Lake, Maligrad Island"
"Pogradec Pogradec () is a city and municipality in central Albania, situated on the shores the Ohrid lake. The lake is one of Europe's deepest and oldest lakes. It is located in the County of Korçë. This city is surrounded by hills on the southern and western side. The lake is in the eastern and northern side of the city. The highway linking to Tirana, Elbasan and Korçë passes through the city. It is located southeast of Elbasan, southwest of Ohrid in the Republic of Macedonia, north of Korçë and northwest of Florina in Greece. It was formed at the"
"a highly symbolic move that marked the first time a Greek Prime Minister ever entered the Republic of Macedonia since it declared independence in 1991. Only 11 native fish species are known from the lake, but 9 of these are endemic: ""Alburnoides prespensis"", ""Alburnus belvica"", ""Barbus prespensis"", ""Chondrostoma prespense"", ""Cobitis meridionalis"", ""Pelasgus prespensis"", ""Rutilus prespensis"", ""Salmo peristericus"" and ""Squalius prespensis"". Tourism Lake Prespa in Macedonia has not commanded a large tourism population in the past. The majority of foreign tourism has been clustered around the sister lake, Ohrid, where there are abundant overnight accommodations, restaurants and a lively town center"
"with the Treaty of Bucharest on 10 August 1913. The border starts from the tripoint with Albania, in Lake Prespa, the boundary runs in a straight line eastwards across the lake and then continues in the north of east trend across the relief to the Voras Oros, where it turns north-eastwards. It traverses the watershed of the Voras Oros and then continues eastwards along the watershed before dropping to the valley of Vardar river. The boundary continues eastwards and then turns north across the Dojran lake, before, on the latitude of Valandovo, turning east to the tripoint with Bulgaria on"
"the north of east across the landscape features to the tripoint with Bulgaria. The east border with Bulgaria has length of approximately 148 km. The settled boundary from Yugoslavia and the People's Republic of Bulgaria was accepted after the independence in 1992. The boundary starts from the tripoint with Greece, the boundary runs north, crossing the River of Strumica and then rising to the watershed which it follows northwards and then north-westwards to the tripoint with Serbia. The south border that splits Macedonia from Greece is 228 km long and it is the longest Macedonian border. The border was marked"