Dust and bones as Turkey's Lake Van shrinks

Turkey's largest lake: Lake Van covers approximately 3,700 square kilometres, reaching a maximum depth of 450 metres. Its surface area has shrunk by around 1.5 percent in recent years, according to measurements carried out last autumn
Turkey's largest lake: Lake Van covers approximately 3,700 square kilometres, reaching a maximum depth of 450 metres. Its surface area has shrunk by around 1.5 percent in recent years, according to measurements carried out last autumn

Turkey's largest lake: Lake Van covers approximately 3,700 square kilometres, reaching a maximum depth of 450 metres. Its surface area has shrunk by around 1.5 percent in recent years, according to measurements carried out last autumn. More...