Alpine lake
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An alpine lake is a high-altitude lake in a mountainous area, usually near or above the tree line, with extended periods of ice cover. These lakes are commonly glacial lakes formed from glacial activi
Blanca Lake in Washington, USA with the characteristic greenish water from glacial flour. The Columbia Glacier seen in the background is the main water source for this lake.
Alpine Lake, in the Cerro Blanco Mountains, Colorado, 1874. Photographs of the American West, Boston Public Library
A newly formed (ca 2015) alpine lake on the terminus of the Ice Worm glacier on Mt. Daniel in Washington, USA resulting from glacier recession.
Lake Cadagno in the Swiss Alps is a naturally meromictic alpine lake due to saline input from groundwater.
Lake Titicaca
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Lake Titicaca is a large lake in the Andes mountains on the border of Bolivia and Peru. It is often called the highest navigable lake in the world. It is often listed as a freshwater lake, though its
Sentinel-2 satellite image of Lake Titicaca from 2021
A view of Lake Titicaca taken from the town of Copacabana in Bolivia
The city of Puno in Peru, the largest urban settlement on the lake
Drawing of Inca Templo del Sol (as seen in 1887) on the Isla del Sol, where the mummified body of Manco Cápac came to rest.