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Lake Biwa at dawn

Lake Biwa is Japan's largest lake, which has a total area of approximately 670 ㎢ and a circumference of approximately 235 km. Its average depth is approximately 41 meters and deepest point approximately 104 meters. It supports an abundance of life and industry around the area widely.

 

It is also regarded as the third oldest ancient lake in the world, after Lake Baikal and LakeTanganyika,and which is calculated at over four million years old. It was designated as a UNESCO Ramsar Wetland(1993) in accordance with the Ramsar Convention.

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ƒ/18.0 14.0 mm 1/4sec ISO125 ND8 filter 2sec timer

Date and Time (Original) - 2015:07:21 05:34

 

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Taken on July 21, 2015