Breathtaking Lakes - pictures from all around the world!

There are many marvels of nature Mother Earth has in store for us. Let's take a look at some of the most beautiful lake landscapes - maybe you'll get inspired by those spectacular views and include those lakes in you future journeys?

Grinnell Lake by James Neeley

The Eden of that Dim Lake by Ben Heine

Yamdrok Tso (Turquoise) Lake, Tibet by Katarina 2353

Reflection in Saif-ul-Malook Lake by meansmuchtome

Mirror Lake… no, Kinney Lake! by Claude@Munich

The Baikal Lake

Lake Baikal, Russia

 Rush Lake (4700m) - Highest in Pakistan by windinhishair

Twin Lakes by tropicaLiving

 Wast Water by Ennor

Lake Michigan

 Black Lake, Pass of Dunloe by kaysare

 Sparks Lake, Oregon by David Gn Photography

 Mono Lake by janetfo747

And now - some facts about lakes on our planet Earth:

• The majority of lakes on Earth are fresh water, and most lie in the Northern Hemisphere at higher latitudes. 
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• More than 60 percent of the world's lakes are in Canada.
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• Finland is known as The Land of the Thousand Lakes, (actually there are 187,888 lakes in Finland, of which 60,000 are large).
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• the U.S. state of Minnesota is known as The Land of Ten Thousand Lakes.
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• The license plates of the Canadian province of Manitoba used to claim 100,000 lakes as one-upmanship on Minnesota, whose license plates boast of its 10,000 lakes.
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• Many lakes are artificial and are constructed for hydro-electric power generation, recreationalindustrial use, agricultural use or domestic water supply purposes. 
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• Large lakes contribute to the area of standing water with 122 large lakes of 1,000 square kilometres  or more representing about 29 percent of the total global area of standing inland water. 

Sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake

http://www.flickr.com

Time-lapse video of Mt Fuji, Miyajima, Iwate

The latest time-lapse video by Tokyo-based photographer Samuel Cockedey features captivating views of Mt. Fuji, Miyajima (Itsukushima Shrine), and Iwate prefecture.

(autumn) from Samuel Cockedey on Vimeo.

Stone Tree Forest - Yakutsk, Russia

I'm sure that after looking at those magnificent pictures, you will aggree with me when I say that this stone forest (called locally "Lena's Stone Forest") is one of the most amazing places on our planet.

Photo: A. Butorin

These magnificent natural stome formations are placed near a city of Yakutsk, located in the Asiatic part of Russia. It's a breathtaking experience to see them with our own eyes, so the place is very popular among scientists (geologists, paleontologists) and tourists alike. One "tiny" problem with this place is its location. It takes about four days to get there from Moscow: a very long flight and then a three-day-long boat ride, which costs "only" $500 if you're lucky. But once you get there - it's certainly worth seeing.

Photo: V. Grigoriev

 

You can check the location of the Stone Tree Forest on Google Maps - here.

Source:  English Russia
Photo Credits: A.Butorin, V.Grigoriev