Friday, September 16, 2016

Tonlé Sap - A Wonder Of Nature...



And here we are exploring Tonlé Sap, after a hearty meal at Mr Buntha Long's house in Kâmpóng Khleang...


Stilt house border the lake's shores...



The water of the lake is rich with alluvial silt...


And that gives it a distinctly muddy feel...


An "island" of water hyacinth...





Moving away from civilization!


Tonlé Sap literally means great lake. The fresh-water lake is immense and is connected to the legendary Mekong River through the 120 kilometre long Tonlé Sap River, Together they form the central part of a complex natural hydrological system, or the Cambodian floodplain which supports natural and agricultural habitats that the Mekong replenishes with water and sediments annually...


The river-lake system here is unique, a wonder of Nature...



There are annual and seasonal fluctuations in the volume of the Mekong's flow, and the Tonlé Sap river-lake system acts as a reservoir holding excess water or supplementing any shortfall. This makes the Tonlé Sap river a unique bi-directional river...



The clouds are incredibly beautiful...



Formidable skies...


And we head back...






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