Paniai Lake was declared the most beautiful lake in the world by 157 lake-owning countries in the world at the World Lakes Conference in India on November 30 2007. Widih... top yes, Indonesia. Paniai Lake is a lake located in Paniai Regency, Central Papua
Paniai Lake is surrounded by high cliffs on its edge, and the edge of the lake has sand like on the beach and also rocks. However, the presence of cliffs and sand actually beautifies the lake area. In this lake live various types of freshwater fish which can be consumed well, apart from that there is also lake biota which has high economic value which is often sought after by fishermen.
This lake is located at an altitude of 1,700 meters above sea level. The area is around 14,500 Ha. This lake was formerly known as Wissel Meeren. The name of the person who first discovered this beautiful lake in 1938, namely a Dutch pilot.
Before Indonesia took over the government from the Dutch, this lake was called Lake Wissel, in honor of its discoverer. When Indonesia took over the government, the name of this lake was changed to Paniai as it is today.
Paniai Lake also stores various types of freshwater fish and shrimp. Tilapia, tilapia, gourami / carp, black nine fish, and eel fish. There are also rainbow fish which are the biota of Lake Paniai which are often sought after by fishermen and ornamental fish lovers because of their high economic value. If you are lucky, you can see the shrimp endemic to Papua which is now rare, namely the cheating shrimp (cherax albertisii).
Apart from enjoying the beautiful panorama of Lake Paniai, visitors can also fish or rent boats from local residents to circle the lake. When the sun fades, visitors will see the natural beauty of the lake with its dim orange nuances which are so peaceful.
So that's the story of a trip to Lake Paniai which is beautiful, and has a lot of history from its beautiful panorama, hopefully in the future you will feel even more enthusiastic about visiting other beautiful lakes,
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Wow! Amazing pictures 😻
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This place is incredible. I loved your post. Top photographs. Thanks for sharing ☺️
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