Photogallery of pictures taken during journeys and expeditions to Croatia in the area of Red and Blue Lakes.
Red Lake is a sinkhole containing a karst lake near the city of Imotski. It is known for its numerous caves and remarkably high cliffs, reaching over 241 metres above normal water level and continuing below the water level. The total explored depth of this sinkhole is approximately 530 metres with a volume of roughly 25–30 million cubic meters, thus it is the third largest sinkhole in the world.
The sinkhole is named after the reddish-brown color of the surrounding cliffs, colored by iron oxides.
The lake is a habitat of the endemic fish species Delminichthys adspersus.
Blue Lake is also a karst lake located nearby Red Lake. It lies in a deep sinkhole possibly formed by the collapse of an enormous underground cave. The total depth from the upper rim is around 220 meters, while water depth varies with season. At the end of the summer the lake may completely disappear. Maximum dimensions of the lake are around 800×500 m.
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