Triglav Lakes Valley

Description:

The Triglav Lakes Valley (Slovene: Dolina Triglavskih jezer) is a rocky hanging valley in the Julian Alps in Slovenia, below the sheer sides of mountains Tičarica and Zelnarica to the southwest of Triglav. The valley is also called Seven Lakes Valley (Slovene: Dolina sedmerih jezer), although there are ten and not seven lakes in the valley. It is above the tree line and is geologically alpine karst - therefore it is also called the Sea of Stone.

Lakes
The lowest lying lake is Črno jezero (the Black Lake) at an altitude of 1,294 metres (4,250 ft) above sea level - it is positioned above the rocky slope of Komarča. The Alpine Newt (Ichthyosaura alpestris), endemic to the Alps, lives in it. Below Tičarica (altitude 1,676 m (5,500 ft)) there are two interconnected lakes known as Dvojno jezero (the Double Lake). At the height of 1,838 m (6,030 ft) lies Veliko jezero or Jezero v Ledvici (the Great Lake or Lake at Ledvica). This is the largest and the deepest of these lakes. The highest is Jezero v Podstenju (the Lake at Podstenje), which is located at the altitude of 1,993 m (6,540 ft).