Dry glacial lake bed in late summer at the Smradlivoto or Stinky Lake in Rila National Park and Nature Reserve, Bulgaria, Balkans.
The Smradlivo Lake or Stinky Lake is a glacial lake located in the central section of the Rila mountain range, south-western Bulgaria. With a surface area of around 200,000 m², it is the largest glacial lake in Bulgaria and on the Balkan Peninsula, situated at an altitude of 2,298 m. Its Bulgarian name literally means 'the stinking lake'. Many legends about the lake are linked with the 10th-century medieval Bulgarian hermit and saint John of Rila who found refuge in the nearby valleys and established the Rila Monastery.
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Location: Rila Nature Reserve and National Park, Rila Mountain, Bulgaria, Balkans, Europe
Photo credit: © Ognyan Trifonov / Alamy / Afripics
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