Smaragd Plitvice Lakes Croatia
by Amalia Suruceanu
Title
Smaragd Plitvice Lakes Croatia
Artist
Amalia Suruceanu
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Photograph - Photographs
Description
The national park Plitvice is world famous for its lakes arranged in cascades. Currently, 16 lakes can be seen from the surface. These lakes are a result of the confluence of several small rivers and subterranean karst rivers. The lakes are all interconnected and follow the water flow. They are separated by natural dams of travertine, which is deposited by the action of moss, algae, and bacteria. The particularly sensitive travertine barriers are the result of an interplay between water, air and plants. The encrusted plants and bacteria accumulate on top of each other, forming travertine barriers which grow at the rate of about 1 cm per year.
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September 10th, 2012
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