Lake
Tonle Sap is an ecological hot spot that was
designated as a UNESCO biosphere in 1997.
In the dry season it is 2,700 sq km in area and 1 m deep but 9m deep and 16,000
sq km in the wet season. The lake empties through the Tonle Sap River into the
Mekong at Phnom Penh during the dry but the rise of the Mekong in the wet
forces the water back upstream into the lake during the monsoon. There are many
fishermen who live in stilted houses nearby or in floating villages on the
lake.
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| Stilted village |
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| Rain shower approaching |
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| Main channel to the lake |
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| The village shop comes to you! |
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| Floating village |
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| The storm arrives |
Spotted a couple of overloaded vehicles on the way.
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| 'Chinese' Buffalo and timber |
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| Pottery stoves on a freight tuk tuk |
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