Post by susan1304 on Sept 6, 2012 5:30:25 GMT 1
Boeung Tonle Sap (ie, freshwater lakes, but usually translated as the Great Lakes and in other languages by calling Lake of the Vietnamese) is a system combining lakes and rivers have great importance for Cambodia. This is the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia and has been recognized by UNESCO as the World Biosphere Reserve since 1997.
Where the water tells the seasons
During the year, the lake is quite narrow and shallow (shallow), only 1 m deep and an area of 2,700 km2. In the flooding season from August to November, the Tonle Sap River to the Mekong River on the lake make the water rise and an area of 16,000 km2, where depth is up to 9 m, flooding the fields and field the surrounding forest.Boiling Lake is the ideal place for many species of freshwater fish. Tonle Sap is one of the freshwater lake ecosystems are diverse and the world's largest fish, feed 3 million people and provides 75% of freshwater fish production and 60% protein (protein) for Cambodians.
This lake is also an important regulator of water for the Lower Mekong River Basin. Thanks to Lake Tonle Sap, Mekong River water in the Mekong Delta are regulated in the rainy season (limited flooding) and dry (add water level) practical. This lake was formed about 5500 BC by the collision of the Indian subcontinent with Asia.Fishermen living on the Lake today is a special feature because most of the people of Vietnam, migrated here about the first half of the 20th century, most have hard life and uneducated. Life is floating on water, just rely on fishing with rudimentary tools just enough to feed them in a shallow grave.
And the local life is beautifully “floating”
People living in the house floating on the water, the water over them in the water to move in close to the adjoining town of Siem Reap, once the water recedes in the country they move away, sometimes up to 2km.Their life style is also concentrated villages form a floating village is attracting European tourists by its unique features. Life is pretty busy at the floating village with boats carrying all types of wholesale items to sell to each house, moving between the "streets" around the bush.
Currently the service is taking steps to Sea Lake development, humanitarian organizations raise money to build schools and churches, temples. There are some service organizations ecotourism small scale, with specialties served fresh in the heart of the Great Lake. Many boats called "boat bus" for hire to take visitors to the far side of Lake looking at the broad expanse where meet sky, surrounded by lush green of trees and farms where the disease Bong. This is a great tour of Lake for tourists.
The Tonle Sap is uncertain for 2 reasons: its flow and tie changes directions twice every year, and the portion that forms up the lake increases and shrinks a lot due to the seasons. In Cambodia's dry season from November to May, Tonle Sap drains into the Mekong River at Phnom Penh. However, when the rainy season begin in June, the Tonle Sap turns into a huge lake. So whenever you travel Cambodia tours just does not matter because the surprising Tonle Sap will bring you a great holiday in Cambodia.
Where the water tells the seasons
During the year, the lake is quite narrow and shallow (shallow), only 1 m deep and an area of 2,700 km2. In the flooding season from August to November, the Tonle Sap River to the Mekong River on the lake make the water rise and an area of 16,000 km2, where depth is up to 9 m, flooding the fields and field the surrounding forest.Boiling Lake is the ideal place for many species of freshwater fish. Tonle Sap is one of the freshwater lake ecosystems are diverse and the world's largest fish, feed 3 million people and provides 75% of freshwater fish production and 60% protein (protein) for Cambodians.
This lake is also an important regulator of water for the Lower Mekong River Basin. Thanks to Lake Tonle Sap, Mekong River water in the Mekong Delta are regulated in the rainy season (limited flooding) and dry (add water level) practical. This lake was formed about 5500 BC by the collision of the Indian subcontinent with Asia.Fishermen living on the Lake today is a special feature because most of the people of Vietnam, migrated here about the first half of the 20th century, most have hard life and uneducated. Life is floating on water, just rely on fishing with rudimentary tools just enough to feed them in a shallow grave.
And the local life is beautifully “floating”
People living in the house floating on the water, the water over them in the water to move in close to the adjoining town of Siem Reap, once the water recedes in the country they move away, sometimes up to 2km.Their life style is also concentrated villages form a floating village is attracting European tourists by its unique features. Life is pretty busy at the floating village with boats carrying all types of wholesale items to sell to each house, moving between the "streets" around the bush.
Currently the service is taking steps to Sea Lake development, humanitarian organizations raise money to build schools and churches, temples. There are some service organizations ecotourism small scale, with specialties served fresh in the heart of the Great Lake. Many boats called "boat bus" for hire to take visitors to the far side of Lake looking at the broad expanse where meet sky, surrounded by lush green of trees and farms where the disease Bong. This is a great tour of Lake for tourists.
The Tonle Sap is uncertain for 2 reasons: its flow and tie changes directions twice every year, and the portion that forms up the lake increases and shrinks a lot due to the seasons. In Cambodia's dry season from November to May, Tonle Sap drains into the Mekong River at Phnom Penh. However, when the rainy season begin in June, the Tonle Sap turns into a huge lake. So whenever you travel Cambodia tours just does not matter because the surprising Tonle Sap will bring you a great holiday in Cambodia.
