Mother Nature shows again its romantic designs. I dug up on the Internet and got surprised at just how many heart-shaped lakes there are in the world. Once you look down from above, you’ll find dozens of lakes and other bodies of water in the shape of the universal symbol for love all over the Earth’s surface. So here is a list of the most beautiful heart-shaped lakes around the world:
1 – Shimshal Lake – Pakistan
Shimshal Lake has the shape of a heart and it is beautifully located in Hunza Valley.
2 – Gaislacher See – Austria
Photo by: Jeannot Weber.
The deep blue heart-shaped Gaislacher See is below the majestic Gaislachkogel Mountain.
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3 – Heart Lake – Canada
Heart-shaped lake surrounded by fall colors, near Ompah, Ontario.
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4 – The Coeur de Voh – New Caledonia
Photo by: Yann Arthus Bertrand – Wikimapia.
The Coeur de Voh is a mangrove swamp that resembles a heart in New Caledonia.
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5 – Crater Lake (Narlı Göl ) – Turkey
Narlıgöl is a crater lake in the shape of a heart located on the border of the Cappadocia region.
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6 – Heart Lake – Russia
You must take a 5-hour trekking and climb Peak Cherskogo to see the Lake Heart at the bottom of the mountain.
7 – Heart-Shaped Pond – USA
There is a heart-shaped pond near Strongsville in Ohio.
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8 – Chicago Lakes – Colorado – USA
Looking down from the Upper Chicago Lake it is possible to see the heart-shaped Lower Chicago Lake.
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9 – Aral Sea – Kazakhstan
Aral Sea has the shape of a heart in the northern tip of the western half of the Large Aral Sea. Unfortunately, its beautiful shape is due to the shrinking of the sea, which is considered “one of the planet’s worst environmental disasters.
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10 – Eros Lake – India
On the way to Chembra Peak it is possible to see the heart-shaped Eros Lake.
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11 – Lac du Montagnon – France
Lac du Montagnon is a heart-shaped lake located in Pyrénées National Park.
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12 – Heart-Shaped Lake – Brazil
Photo by: Ivan Canabrava/Reuters
Here is an aerial view of a natural lake shaped like a heart that is fed by a spring in the Amazon River basin near Manaus.
13 – Heart-Shaped Lake – Portugal
In the middle of the São Gião Dunes, 5 km South from Nazaré, a heart-shaped lake can be found.
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14 – Heart-shaped Lake – Albania
Photo by: Nentori – wikimediacommons.
Heart-shaped lake in the Junik Mountains, Kosovo Alps.
15 – Heart-Shaped Lake – Greece
Heart-shaped lake saw from the top of the acropolis in the city of Lindos.
16 – Lake of Love (Озеро Любви) – Russia
Lake of Love is a heart-shaped lake located near Arkhyz.
17 – Heart-Shaped Lake – Switzerland
Heart-Shaped Lake in Piora Valley – Swiss Alps.
18 – Heart-Shaped Lake – Tibet
Photo by: Catherine Huang – Trekearth.
In Tibet, next to the Zhuo Yong Mountain there is a heart-shaped lake called Zhuo Yong Cuo.
19 – Northrup Lake – USA
Northrup is a heart-shaped lake near Banks Lake, in Washington.
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20 – Rih Lake – Myanmar
Photo by: zamkhatkham – Panoramio
Rih Lake is a heart-shaped lake located in Falam Township, Chin State.
21 – Siit Lake – Philippines
The heart-shaped Siit Lake is located in Sulu.
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22 – Lagh del Calvaresc (Lago del Cuore) – Switzerland
At a heigh of 2214 meters, Lago del Cuore is a beautiful alpine lake in the shape of a heart.
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23 – Trnovacko Lake – Montenegro
Photo by: @cikus ® – Panoramio.
Set amidst huge rocky peaks, Trnovacko Lake is best known for its heart-like shape.
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24 – Buyuk Lake (Büyük Göl) – Turkey
Photo by: Stephane Bon (HimalAnda) – Trekearth.
Buyuk Gol is a heart-shaped lake located in Yedigöller National Park.
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25 – Lago di Scanno – Italy
From some angles of view it is possible to contemplate the Lake Scanno shaped like a heart.
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26 – Valentine Lake – Canada
Photo by: Tim Gage – Flickr.
Valentine Lake is a heart-shaped lake located near Saxifrage Peak in British Columbia.
27 – Heart-Shaped Saline – Brazil
Photo by: Lucas Leuzinger – OlhoM @ cal – Wikimapia.
Heart-shaped Lake or Salina do Coração is located in the Brazilian Pantanal.
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28 – Lago di Tom – Switzerland
Lago di Tom is a heart-shaped lake in the Piora Valley.
29 – Lake Borebukta – Norway
Photo by: Bruno Mazodier.
Known as the Pool of Love and surrounded by the artic landscape, the heart-shaped lake at Borebukta on the Norwegian island of Spitzbergen, Svalbard Archipelago, emerged after a glacier melted.
30 – Lower Kachura Lake – Pakistan
Shangrila Resort Skardu, also known as “Heaven on Earth”, is nestled amongst some of the world’s highest peaks and encircles the heart-shaped Lower Kachura Lake.