Ohrid-Prespa Transboundary Biosphere Reserve

Ohrid-Prespa
Transboundary Biosphere Reserve
Прекуграничен биосферен резерват „Охрид-Преспа“
Oher – Prespe, Rezerve Ndërkufitare Biosfere
View of mount Galičica and Lake Ohrid and Lake Prespa, the core area of the reserve
Coordinates40°59′36″N 20°51′43″E / 40.99333°N 20.86194°E / 40.99333; 20.86194
Created2014

Ohrid-Prespa Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (Macedonian: Прекуграничен биосферен резерват „Охрид-Преспа“, romanized: Prekugraničen biosferen rezervat „Ohrid-Prespa“; Albanian: Oher – Prespe, Rezerve Ndërkufitare Biosfere) is a biosphere reserve encompassing the area of Lake Ohrid and Lake Prespa, on North Macedonia and Albania.

The reserve was declared in June 2014 and comprises a combination of water bodies and surrounding mountain reliefs, covering an area of 446,244.52 hectares (1,722.96 sq mi).

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