Prespa Basin
Introduction
Prespa is a high-altitude basin at approximately 850 metres above sea level, which includes two inter-linked lakes, the Micro Prespa
(47.4 km2) and the Macro Prespa (259.4 km2).
The lakes, along with the surrounding forested mountain slopes of
Pelister mt (which reaches the highest peak at 2,601 m), Galichitsa mt, Mali i
Thate mt, Varnountas mt and Triklario mt (Sfika) form a total catchment basin of 1,386 km2. There are four islands in the lakes: Aghios Achillios and Vidronissi at the Greek part of
Micro Prespa and Mali Grad and Golem Grad in Macro Prespa in Albania and the
FYR of Macedonia respectively.
