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Karavasta #lagoon in #Divjaka, #Albania: Following the #flamingos 🦩

Karavasta Lagoon is the largest lagoon in #Albania and one of the largest in the Mediterranean Sea, spanning an area of 42 km². Karavasta is part of the Divjakë Karavasta National Park and is separated from the #Adriatic Sea by a large strip of sand.

Karavasta hosts many pine trees and small sandy islands. It is renowned for hosting the Dalmatian pelican; 6.4% of the Europe's population of the Dalmatian pelican is found in Karavasta. The climate is typically Mediterranean.

White flamingos, Dalmatian Pelicans, wetland eagles, egrets, and many other bird species attract numerous visitors to their natural habitats in the Karavasta lagoon, in Divjaka, #Albania

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