Lake Prespa

Lake Prespa
The Island of Maligrad in the Albanian part of the Lake
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Location	Balkan Peninsula
Coordinates	40°54′N 21°02′E / 40.900°N 21.033°E / 40.900; 21.033
Type	Ancient lake, tectonic
Primary outflows	Lake Ohrid via karstic channels
Basin countries	North Macedonia  Albania  Greece
Surface area	259 km2 (100 sq mi)
Max. depth	54 m (177 ft)
Surface elevation	853 m (2,799 ft)
Islands	Golem Grad, Mal Grad
Ramsar Wetland
Official name	Lake Prespa
Designated	4 April 1995
Reference no.	726[1]
Ramsar Wetland
Official name	Albanian Prespa Lakes
Designated	13 June 2013
Reference no.	2151[2]

The Lake Prespa is located on the tripoint of North Macedonia, Albania and Greece. It is a system of two lakes separated by an isthmus: the Great Prespa Lake, divided between the three countries, and the Little Prespa Lake, mostly within Greece. They are the highest tectonic lakes in the Balkans, at an elevation of 853 metres (2,799 ft).

The area contains three national parks: Galičica National Park in North Macedonia, Prespa National Park in Albania, and Prespa National Park in Greece. The largest town in the region is Resen in North Macedonia. In 2014, Ohrid-Prespa Transboundary Biosphere Reserve between Albania and North Macedonia was added to UNESCO's World Network of Biosphere Reserves.^[3]