Plitvice lakes national park, Croatia

Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 30 September 2018 at 09:50:31 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 13 August 2020 from 05:02:14 to 05:02:39 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 14 August 2020 from 16:49:10 to 16:49:34 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Lake, hydrology, UNESCO World Heritage, Croatia.
Fig. 1 - S1 (13.08.2020) - Plitvice lakes national park is in the mountainous karst area of central Croatia, at the border to Bosnia–Herzegovina
2D view
Fig. 2 - S2 (30.09.2018) - Founded in 1949, the park extends over 296.85 km². In 1979, it was added to the UNESCO World Heritage register.
3D view
The confluence of several small rivers & subterranean karst rivers resulted in its 16 lakes, all interconnected and arranged in cascades.
Fig. 3 - S1 (14.08.2020) - The 16 lakes are separated into an upper and lower cluster formed by runoff from the mountains.
3D view
Fig. 4 - S2 (30.09.2018) - These lakes, aligned in a south–north direction, descend from 636 m to 503 m over 8 km.
3D view
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