The island
In the middle.
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Lake Synevyr is the largest lake in the Ukrainian Carpathians, in the Zakarpattia region in the west of the country. It lies in Synevyr National Park, set up in 1989, and in 2008 it was named one of the Seven Natural Wonders of Ukraine. The lake sits at about 980 metres at the foot of Mount Ozerna, and it formed about ten thousand years ago when an earthquake-driven rockslide blocked a narrow valley. Its water seeps through the natural dam and comes back to the surface about 350 metres west of the lake. Its level changes with rain and snowmelt. You see a dark blue lake reflecting thick fir forests, a small island in the middle, and wooden platforms and rafts on the shore. Green mountains surround it, low clouds fill the valley in the morning, and walking paths reach it through the trees. It is less than a kilometre from the village of Synevyrska Poliana in a straight line. The UK Foreign Office advises against all but essential travel to the Zakarpattia region, and opening can change at short notice, so read the current advice before you plan.
In the middle.
Thick forest.
In the morning.
Synevyr National Park, Carpathian Mountains, Ukraine
A rockslide after an earthquake blocked a narrow valley about 10,000 years ago.
Yes, the UK Foreign Office advises against all but essential travel to the Zakarpattia region.