Hungary: Lake Balaton Orbit 34144 (ascending) Frame 2662,
October 31, 2001 9:37 GMT Image shows Lake Balaton and its
surroundings. Located in the Transdanubia region, Western
Hungary, the Balaton is the largest freshwater lake in central
Europe. It stretches along the southern foothills of the Bakony
Mountains and represents an important recreational and fishing
resource, although it is severely polluted. On the lake's north
shore, the conservation reserve and national park of Tihanyl-
felsziget. Fine vineyards grow all along the other parts of the
lake shore and complete the landscape of the region,
characterised by rolling hills with highly fertile soil. Click
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