Abraham Lake: It is a man-made lake on the North Saskatchewan River in Alberta, Canada. It has an area of 53.7 km².
The vast territory of Canada, with its beautiful landscapes and an infinite number of water mirrors, never ceases to give away surprises before the eyes of ecstatic spectators. Abraham Lake is a clear example of this.
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One of the characteristics of glacial lakes is the bright blue color of their clear waters, but now we will meet a lake that did not have natural origins but was formed in 1972 due to the construction of a nearby dam and that presents a spectacle as peculiar as extraordinary.
It is Abraham Lake, located in the Rocky Mountains on the western side of the province of Alberta, which is 32 kilometers long, occupies a surface area of more than 32 square kilometers and has a rare phenomenon of bubbles trapped under its surface. frozen surface.
The stunning images were taken by photographer Emmanuel Coupe who is entering them into National Geographic's annual Traveler Contest.
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But the beauty of this phenomenon has a downside. During the warmer months of the year, methane evaporates into the atmosphere and this unique bubble cannot be seen. The situation is that this gas has a powerful greenhouse effect and can be very harmful to the atmosphere. Consequently, many scientists are concerned about these "leaks" of methane (approximately 8 million tons a year to be exact, and that's just from the East Siberian Sea).
The danger of global warming is certainly very serious and affects the entire planet, although one should not stop admiring the fact that Abraham Lake is one of the most extraordinary artificial lakes in the world, especially when its hypnotizing bubbles of methane are trapped in frozen shells.