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Plateliai Lake, Lithuania
High over Plateliai
A peninsular plain juts out from the town of Plateliai into the lake of the same name – the largest here in the Samogitia region of northwestern Lithuania. Most of the nation's several thousand lakes are located at the opposite end of the country in the Baltic Highlands, so this 1,200-hectare lake is a local treasure. It's also the centrepiece of Žemaitija National Park (named for an alternate spelling of Samogitia), an 218-square-kilometre protected area that includes the lake, the town and the surrounding wilderness of thick forests and boggy wetlands.
High over Plateliai
A peninsular plain juts out from the town of Plateliai into the lake of the same name – the largest here in the Samogitia region of northwestern Lithuania. Most of the nation's several thousand lakes are located at the opposite end of the country in the Baltic Highlands, so this 1,200-hectare lake is a local treasure. It's also the centrepiece of Žemaitija National Park (named for an alternate spelling of Samogitia), an 218-square-kilometre protected area that includes the lake, the town and the surrounding wilderness of thick forests and boggy wetlands.
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