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Lake Kinneret


Lake Kinneret
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Copyright: Tsilla Nahari (tnahari) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 725 W: 110 N: 1684] (9963)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-06-15
Categories: Nature, Artwork
Exposure: f/2.8, 1/250 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2009-07-05 5:14
Viewed: 151
Points: 8
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The Sea of Galilee, also Lake of Gennesaret, Lake Kinneret or Sea of Tiberias (Hebrew: ים כנרת‎), (Arabic: بحيرة طبريا‎), is Israel's largest freshwater lake, being approximately 53 km (33 miles) in circumference, about 21 km (13 miles) long, and 13 km (8 miles) wide. The lake has a total area of 166 km², and a maximum depth of approximately 43 m. At 209 meters below sea level, it is the lowest freshwater lake on Earth and the second-lowest lake in the world (after the Dead Sea, a saltwater lake).

The Kinneret is situated deep in the Jordan Great Rift Valley, the valley caused by the separation of the African and Arabian Plates and is fed partly by underground springs although its main source is the Jordan River which flows through it from north to south. Consequently the area is subject to earthquakes and, in the past, volcanic activity. This is evident by the abundant basalt and other igneous rocks that define the geology of the Galilee region.

from: wikipedia

New water-level-meter in Tiberias (shaped like the lake) displays the present water level in the Sea of Galilee, a main source of fresh water for Israel today.


in ws you can see a close-up of the water-level-meter.
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Hi Tsilla,
This is a really original view through this whole, I like the beautiful tones of the sunset and the softness of your image. Sharp and detailed foreground and softer background fits well to the mood of the image. TFS!
Greetings,
Kristof

Hi Tsilla
Wonderful capture and place
Great shape and figure
Have a nice Sunday
Burak

Hi Tsilla
I dreamed I was here about 22 years ago with some friends dressed in olive green clotches..but was a dream!
well composed image and good frame of the monument
well in sharp and light
ciao

Lucio

Hello,
Nice shot!
Very interesting composition.
Great note.
TFS

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