Sunday, August 1, 2010

Plitvice Falls


Plitvice Falls
This waterfall located at The Lakes Plitvice. This is a national park in the highlands of the eponymous Plitvice, Croatia, on the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina. Sixteen separate lakes (12 lakes upper cluster and 4 lakes below cluster), which is formed naturally tiered heights ranging from 636 m to 503 m. Water that comes out of the lowest lake then forming the Korana river.
Plitvice Lakes which is situated on karstic rocks, mainly dolomite and limestone, which form the special features. The lake is naturally fragmented by travertine dams, which is a deposit of moss, algae and bacteria. Travertine dam formation is increased by about 1 cm per year. The lake is also famous for its color changes from blue sky, green, blue or gray. This color change depends on the amount of minerals or organisms in the water and the elevation of the sun.
Park has been listed in UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979. After Opertion Storm, UNESCO listed the park is in the status of ‘danger’ on the List of World Heritage in Danger. With a variety of considerations, the government of Croatia set the status of de-mining efforts. In December 1998 UNESCO issued the status of endangered site to this national park. Today, Plitvice Lakes is one of the biggest tourist attractions in Croatia. In 2000, the park has been expanded by over 102 km ².

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