Lac d'Allos is an alpine
lake
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at a height of 2,230 m. It is located in
Parc National du Mercantour
Mercantour National Park (french: Parc national du Mercantour) a French national park located in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Alpes-Maritimes departments. Since it was created in 1979, the park has proven popular, with 800,000 visitors annual ...
, departement
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence or sometimes abbreviated as AHP (; oc, Aups d'Auta Provença; ) is a department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of France, bordering Alpes-Maritimes and Italy to the east, Var to the south, Vaucluse to the west ...
the region
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (; or , ; commonly shortened to PACA; en, Provence-Alps-French Riviera, italic=yes; also branded as Région Sud) is one of the eighteen administrative regions of France, the far southeastern on the mainland. Its pref ...
,
France
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.
Description
Lac d'Allos is a lake in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and is dominated by
Mont Pelat
Mont Pelat (3,050m), is a mountain of the Maritime Alps located in the chain of mountains between the high valley of Verdon to the west, the high valley of Var to the east and the Bachelard valley in the North. Located in the department of Alpes ...
(3052 meters), it is the largest natural high altitude lake in
Europe
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. It covers 60 hectares and has a depth of 50 m. In the twelfth century, it was called Levedone.
The lake is situated nearby the municipality of
Allos
Allos (; oc, Alòs) is a Communes of France, commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Departments of France, department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France.
Allos is a high mountain commune in the southern Alps. The co ...
.
Gallery
File:Lac_d'Allos.JPG, Side of the lake, August 2015
File:Lac d'Allos4.JPG, Another side of the lake
File:Lac_d'Allos3.jpg, Another side of the lake, August 2015
File:Lac_d'AllosFlowers.JPG, Flowers on the side of the lake
See also
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Col d'Allos
Col d'Allos (elevation ) is a high mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence in France. It connects Barcelonnette in the Ubaye Valley and Colmars.
It lies parallel to the Col de la Cayolle and Col de la Bonette west ...
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List of lakes in France
This list of lakes in France roughly distinguishes three categories: the mountain lakes, sorted first by massif, and then by '' départements''; the lakes in plains, sorted by river basin; and the coastal lakes.
Lake Geneva (Lac Léman), the larg ...
External links
Lac d'Allos on Google Maps (Satellite)Information*
Info site about the lake
Mercantour National Park
Allos
Allos (; oc, Alòs) is a Communes of France, commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Departments of France, department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France.
Allos is a high mountain commune in the southern Alps. The co ...
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