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  Baraka
Lake Skadar and the neighbouring Rijeka Crnojevica are compulsory programmes of a travel in Montenegro.
The territory of Lake Skadar belongs to Montenegro to a two-third extent while a third part of it is in Albania.
Lake Skadar has a broken, crenulated shoreline; though its shore is rocky in some places it is swampy and boggy to the most part.
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 skadar lake   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Skadar Lake, sometimes called Skadarsko Lake, is a lake on the border of Serbia and Montenegro and Albania, the largest lake on the Balkan Peninsula.
It is named after the city of Skadar.
Its surface can vary between 370 and 530 square kilometers, of which 2/3 is in Montenegro, and 1/3 in Albania.
www.yourencyclopedia.net /skadar_lake.html   (186 words)

  
 Skadar Lake - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Skadar Lake (Serbian: Skadarsko jezero), Lake Shkodër or Lake Shkodra (Albanian versions, Liqeni i Shkodrës in Albanian), also sometimes called Lake Scutari (Italian version Lago di Scutari in Italian), is a lake on the border of Serbia and Montenegro with Albania, the largest lake in the Balkan Peninsula.
It is named after the city Shkodra (Skadar, Scutari) in northern Albania.
Its surface, 6 m above sea level, can vary between 370 and 530 square kilometers, of which 2/3 is in Montenegro, and 1/3 in Albania.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Skadar_Lake   (187 words)

  
 Birdwatching Trip Report from Montenegro
In summer, Skadar -- the biggest lake in the Balkan Peninsula, straddling the border between the Yugoslav republic of Montenegro and neighboring Albania -- has an area of 370 square kilometers.
Last breeding at Skadar was recorded in 1993, and since, due to disturbance of breeding colonies, Dalmatian Pelican is no longer nesting in the Yugoslav part of the lake.
Skadar Lake is reachable by road from Podgorica (30 km away; there's international airport there), and from Petrovac (25 km), lovely little resort town on the Adriatic coast.
www.birdtours.co.uk /tripreports/serbia/mont1/Montenegro97.html   (1724 words)

  
 IN Montenegro
Skadar lake is positioned 30 km southward Podgorica belonging in one part to Montenegro and in the other to Albania.
Skadar lake is a real heaven for fisherman having in mind also the fact that with river Bojana from the sea upstream come such species like eels, sea perches etc.
There are remains on the shore of Skadar lake of old deserted fisherman cottages There are plans for their reconstruction in tourist purposes.
www.inmontenegro.com /posjetite/e_skadarsko.php   (530 words)

  
 Lake Skadar
Lake Skadar holds a record among lakes for the number of superlatives attached to it.
The Islands of Lake Skadar are islands of monasteries and birds, a harmonious combination of history and nature.
Lake Skadar is the habitat for 270 bird species, many of them are endangered or their numbers are significantly reduced.
www.visit-montenegro.cg.yu /english/topten/skadarsko.htm   (140 words)

  
 Research Articles - ScientificJournals.com
According to an average chlorophyll a concentration of 5.9 µg/l, Lake Skadar belongs to the mesotrophic level of the trophic scale.
According to calculated saprobic indices (ranging from 1.5 to 2.15), Lake Skadar is on betamesosaprobic level of saprobity, which means that it is moderately polluted with organic compounds.
According to the majority of investigated parameters and indices derived from phytoplankton data, Lake Skadar is mesotrophic, with tendencies toward eutrophic levels during the summer period.
www.scientificjournals.com /sj/espr/Abstract/ArtikelId/7289   (454 words)

  
 Skadar Lake -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
It is named after the city of (additional info and facts about Skadar) Skadar (Shkodër, Scutari).
Its surface can vary between 370 and 530 (additional info and facts about square kilometer) square kilometers, of which 2/3 is in (A former country bordering on the Adriatic Sea; now part of Yugoslavia) Montenegro, and 1/3 in Albania.
The lake is a cryptodepression, filled by the river Morača and drained into the (An arm of the Mediterranean between Slovenia and Croatia and Montenegro and Albania on the east and Italy on the west) Adriatic by the river Bojana.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/sk/skadar_lake.htm   (103 words)

  
 Montenegro | Skadar Lake
Skadar Lake is the biggest lake in the Balkan region.
Two thirds of this lake belongs to Montenegro and this part is the National Park, one third belongs to Albania.
The average depth of Skadar Lake is about 6 m, but there are about 30 places, where its bottom becomes deeper (sometime the depth reaches 60 m) because of so-called "criptodepression".
adriatictour.com /en/montenegro_travel_guide/210000408   (383 words)

  
 1994/01/27 21:49 MAY GOD SUPPORT THE SANCTIONS
They began penetrating the blockade by boats, and what is the most interesting thing, they did not even need visas to do it, which, due to restrictions of the Albanian Embassy in Belgrade is the major obstacle for crossing the border in Bozzaj, the only border-crossing between Albania and Montenegro.
They simply cross the Skadar lake in their boats and, with no border or customs control whatsoever, reach the Albanian bank, usually in the town Kamenica where their "business partners" from the until recently most isolated country in the world wait for them with barrels full of oil.
The Gostinjska River, a tributary of the Lake of Skadar, down which the inhabitants of villages near Golubac, the largest settlement in the region of Zeta, leave towards the lake in their boats, once was a favourite meeting place of fishermen, and nowadays it has turned into a large oil stain.
www.aimpress.ch /dyn/trae/archive/data/199401/40127-006-trae-pod.htm   (1573 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Lake Skadar, springing from a legend of joyous anticipation, is one of the great treasures of Montenegro, one of the six republics of the former Yugoslavia
When the lake recedes in the dry season, summer visitors who came to enjoy the natural beauty or to catch a glimpse of numerous pelicans, cormorants, herons and fl storks are as likely to see old rusting boilers and bedsprings, wrecked cars, drifts of sodden plastic bags, and an assortment of other discarded junk.
Lake Skadar is a place of ecological importance and reflects a growing sense of community pride, Zekovic added.
www.mectat.com.lb /Naturebook/nat9.htm   (1190 words)

  
 SCUTARI (anc. Scodra, Slay. Skadar, Albanian Shkoder, or with the definite article Shkedr-a) - Online Information ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Skadar, Albanian Shkoder, or with the definite article Shkedr-a) - Online Information article about SCUTARI (anc.
Skadar, Albanian Shkoder, or with the definite article Shkedr-a)
Skadar, Albanian Shkoder, or with the definite See also:
encyclopedia.jrank.org /SAR_SCY/SCUTARI_anc_Scodra_Slay_Skadar_.html   (538 words)

  
 Untitled Document
By establishing the province of Prevalis in AD 297, one stronger administrative unit was formed for the first time on the territory approximate to the present-day Montenegro.
During the Balšics rule, the monasteries on the islands of Skadar Lake were built as minor, fortified entities.
In meanwhile, in 1479, the Turks took Skadar and Žabljak, the capital of Ivan Crnojevic.
www.gradovi.cg.yu /eng/History.htm   (1901 words)

  
 Montenegro - Living   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The calm waters of Bigradsko or Skadar lakes are home to carp, bleak and an abundance of trout.
Skadar Lake National Park is a-joined to Skadar Lake, one of Europe’s largest lakes and home to 40 varieties of fish.
At Skadar Lake National Park it is possible to join a bird tour to make the most of the 270 recorded bird species living in the area, among which are bitterns, eagles, herons, ibis, ducks, warblers, buntings, pelicans and owls.
www.montenegro-living.com /eng/activities.htm   (1635 words)

  
 Great progress and the Balkan wars
The Battle of Skadar was resumed on 7-9 February 1913, with enormous losses at the Bardanjolt and Tarabos strongholds, but the city was not taken.
Despite all this, the siege of Skadar was not abandoned.
After this communication, a treaty on the surrender of Skadar was signed and international troops marched into the city on May 14.
www.njegos.org /mnhistory/hist4.htm   (1089 words)

  
 birding facts Birding Resources by the Fat Birder
Skadar Lake National Park (44 km by 7 to 14 km, depending on the water level); one of the largest fresh-water lakes of Europe, has an exciting wide flood plain on its northern bank.
River Moraca Canyon between the Podgorica and Kolasin (that is, between Skadar Lake and Biogradska Gora) is truly magnificent.
Skadar Lake National Park is a winter sanctuary for numerous birds that migrate from the frozen marshes of Northern Europe.
www.fatbirder.com /links_geo/europe/montenegro.html   (1583 words)

  
 SEE Portal - Homepage / In depth / Environment - Experts Propose to Widen the Shores of Skadar Lake   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Skadar lake is a bird haven with 264 different species of birds nesting there, most of them already on the list of endangered species.
Skadar lake is a protected area, but there is a fear that the project will endanger the flora and fauna of the area if the waters of the Lake are released into the sea.
There is an open question who will come to work on the newly opened agricultural fields, and what will be planted on this fields, having in mind that the current production was quite sufficient for the local population.
see.oneworld.net /article/view/116024/1/41   (226 words)

  
 Montenegro and Albania cooperate on Lake Skadar
The meeting's main objective was to discuss with all major stakeholders the future development scenarios of the transboundary territory of Skadar lake and its catchment basin, a unique wetland in the karst landscape of southeastern Europe, boasting an extraordinary natural and cultural heritage.
The Montenegro part of Skadar Lake was declared a National Park in 1983 and designated by the (then) Federal Republic of Yugoslavia for inclusion in the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance in 1995.
At the conference in Vranjina, Environment Minister Xhuveli announced that the Albanian part of the lake and the downstream floodplain along the outflowing Buna/Bojana river (forming the border between the two countries), including the lagoon next to Velipoja village at the Adriatic Sea, will receive national protection and be listed under Ramsar later this year.
www.ramsar.org /wn/w.n.skadar_mtg_2005.htm   (700 words)

  
 1998/09/27 00:50 Refugees from Kosovo: From War to Chaos
They slowly filled the squares of the city of Skadar, the biggest city in the north of Albania, gradually finding accommodation in the homes of the citizens of Skadar, but also in the offices of the regional council and the Palace of Sports.
After Tropoj and Has, Skadar is the third city which is receiving several thousand refugees from Kosovo, while in the meantime, in expectation of a severe and cold winter, the government has prepared a plan according to which they should be accommodated more to the south.
Located in Tropoje and Has, in the two coldest districts of Albania, about 20 thousand people from Kosovo accommodated in camps, storehouses and homes of local inhabitants, are waiting for the beginning of implementation of the plan adopted by the Albanian parliament which prescribes their moving to the south.
www.aimpress.ch /dyn/trae/archive/data/199809/80927-001-trae-tir.htm   (1590 words)

  
 Montenegro.com - Montenegro - Lake Skadar 2   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Lake Skadar has a large number of sandy beaches and picnic sites, which are renown not only for their beauty but also for their restaurants which offer a wide range of local specialties.
Virpazar Lake Skadar and the surrounding area are rich in cultural and historic sites.
Lake Skadar is one of the world's unique bird reserves.
admin.montenegro.com /en/Lake_Skadar_2.html   (377 words)

  
 November 7, 1994 Vreme News Digest Agency No 163   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Zoran Knezevic sought two years' salary (as the law requires) and ended his working relationship under agreement, while Nikola Spahic was relieved of his duties and given a notice of dismissal on the same day.
It is unclear whether the choice is being put off because of the legal procedure and the many requests that Spahic be returned to his previous job; however, we have also independently learned that an inspector who will not be "a disturbing factor" will be chosen.
Bulldozers and mines have cleared access roads to improvised ports built to receive shipments from Albania, which has gone unnoticed by the authorities of the National Park in which the lake is located.
www.scc.rutgers.edu /serbian_digest/163/t163-5.htm   (684 words)

  
 October 9, 1995 Vreme News Digest Agency No 210   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
For two weeks the surface of the water on Lake Skadar, in the zone of the border crossing Bozaj, has been covered by a huge stain of spilled crude oil.
Ana Misurovic, the Minister of Ecology in the Montenegrin Government, in her statement for Vreme says, "that a stain has been registered, which most probably is a result of a crude oil spillage.
The Republic Head Water Inspector has been informed of this, as has the Board of the National Park of Lake Skadar, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MUP), but so far the identity of the polluter is not known".
www.scc.rutgers.edu /serbian_digest/210/t210-9.htm   (1348 words)

  
 Prelude To World War I: Balkan Wars and Serbo-Albanian Relations
It was written by an Albanian Northerner from Skadar, an Albanian Christian (Roman Catholic), Vasa Pasha Effendi, protagonist of the Latin alphabet for Albanians, and high Turkish official.
Even Skadar was finally occupied by a British admiral, who placed the town under the control of an international force and not the "Albanian" government in Vlore.
Of all people, the man who prevented Montenegro from incorporating Skadar became an Albanian "traitor!" Essad Pasha, after his expulsion went to Nis, which was at that time the seat of the Serbian government.
www.srpska-mreza.com /bookstore/kosovo/kosovo5.htm   (4747 words)

  
 Skadar Lake   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Journalist were introduced to the main environmental problems in the region, as well as the institutions and organizations dealing with Skadar Lake on both sides of the border.
Training in Local Environmental Action Programmes (LEAP) was organized from October 14th to 15th, 2004, in Shkodra, Albania, and from October 20th to 23rd, 2004, in Montenegro, for the representatives of local authorities related to the Skadar Lake region (Podgorica, Bar and Cetinje in Montenegro and Shkodra and Malesi e Male in Albania).
A field trip was organised to Skadar Lake on the 12th of September, 2004, for the environmental section of the Secondary School in Cetinje, which prepares materials for the local newsletter, Zooza.
www.rec.org /REC/Programs/REREP/Biodiversity/SkadarActivities.html   (2529 words)

  
 Log by Skadar for A View From The Bridge (Traditional Cache)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Log by Skadar for A View From The Bridge (Traditional Cache)
Skadar found A View From The Bridge (Traditional Cache)
Wow, Selleck Woods gets my vote as the best natural area in Fairfield County (at least of those I've been to).
www.geocaching.com /seek/log.aspx?LUID=7327ffa3-0397-4b3a-b3e1-c8b8635c3826   (352 words)

  
 REReP 4.3.23   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
All proposals must have cooperative dimension, which meant collaboration of NGOs from Montenegro and Albania.
Rising the level of public awareness about the transboundary relevance of Skadar Lake as a Ramsar region, with special emphasize on educational activities.
Maximum available amount at this Grants Call was 20.000 EUR and the amount requested per grant 5.000 EUR..
www.recyu.org /eng/projects/REReP/REReP-4-3-23_skadar_grants.htm   (203 words)

  
 REReP 4.3.23   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The Memorandum established an institutional framework for mobilizing the capacities of the Regional Environmental Center (REC) in order to establish cross-border cooperation in what had become one of the most turbulent regions in Europe by the end of the twentieth century.
This involved building legal frameworks, the status of protected areas, management mechanisms, etc. Particular attention was given to enabling non-governmental organizations to influence development – an important link in the chain of protection and preservation of the lake.
Creating of Database about Skadar Lake biodiversity as a base for future joint activities.
www.recyu.org /eng/projects/REReP/REReP-4-3-23_skadar.htm   (424 words)

  
 Spittoon - The Mountain Valley Range.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
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Crisp and appley with touches of walnut and pear.
There are no details of what grapes make up 'K' but its a dry wine, medium bodied, peachy and while soft has enough acidity to balance.
www.spittoon.biz /archives/the_mountain_valley_range.html   (580 words)

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