Kremenski Lakes () are a lake group in the

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mountains, southwestern

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composed of two larger and two smaller lakes situated in a narrow but salient

cirque A (; from the Latin word ') is an amphitheatre-like valley formed by glacial erosion. Alternative names for this landform are corrie (from Scottish Gaelic , meaning a pot or cauldron) and (; ). A cirque may also be a similarly shaped landform ...

of the same name. They are surrounded by the peaks Sivriya and

Dzhano Dzhano ( bg, Джано ) is a 2,668 m high peak in the Pirin mountain range, south-western Bulgaria. It is located in the northern part of Pirin on the mountain's main ridge between Demirkapia Saddle and the summit of Chengelchal (2,709&n ...

and the Kremenski elevation which ends with Kremenski peak. *The Upper Kremen lake is situated at 2,352 m altitude. Its size is 335x270 m which makes an area of 66,1 decares. It is 13,6 m deep and has considerable amount of water estimated to 478,000 m³. *The Lower Kremen lake at 2,304 m is the largest in this group of lakes and the second largest in Pirin after the

Popovo Lake The Popovo Lake () is a glacial lake situated in the northern section of the Pirin mountain range, south-western Bulgaria. It is one of the eleven Popovi Lakes. The lake and its surroundings are among the most popular places for summer tourism i ...

. Its surface area is 98 decares. It is 27 m deep which makes it third in the mountain. It has an elongated form (500x275 m) and the amount of water is 1,000,000 m³.

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