The Triglav Lakes Valley or the Lake Triglav Valley (Slovene: Dolina Triglavskih jezer) is a rocky hanging valley

Valley

In geology, a valley or dale is a depression with predominant extent in one direction. A very deep river valley may be called a canyon or gorge.The terms U-shaped and V-shaped are descriptive terms of geography to characterize the form of valleys...

 in the Julian Alps

Julian Alps

The Julian Alps are a mountain range of the Southern Limestone Alps that stretches from northeastern Italy to Slovenia, where they rise to 2,864 m at Mount Triglav. They are named after Julius Caesar, who founded the municipium of Cividale del Friuli at the foot of the mountains...

 in Slovenia

Slovenia

Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...

, below the sheer sides of mountains Tičarica and Zelnarica to the southwest of Triglav

Triglav

Triglav is the highest mountain in Slovenia and the highest peak of the Julian Alps. While its name, meaning "three-headed", can describe its shape as seen from the Bohinj area, the mountain was most probably named after the Slavic god Triglav. The mountain is the preeminent symbol of the Slovene...

. The valley is also called the Seven Lakes Valley , although there are ten and not seven lakes in the valley. It is above the tree line and is geologically alpine karst - therefore it is also called the Sea of Stone.

Lakes

The lowest lying lake is Črno jezero (the Black Lake) at an altitude of 1294 metres (4,245.4 ft) above sea level - it is positioned above the rocky slope of Komarča. The Alpine Newt

Alpine Newt

The Alpine Newt is a newt of the Salamander order Caudata in the class of Amphibians.-Description:...

 (Ichthyosaura alpestris), endemic

Endemic (ecology)

Endemism is the ecological state of being unique to a defined geographic location, such as an island, nation or other defined zone, or habitat type; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere. For example, all species of lemur are endemic to the...

to the Alps, lives in it. Below Tičarica (altitude 1676 m (5,498.7 ft)) there are two interconnected lakes known as Dvojno jezero (the Double Lake). At the height of 1838 m (6,030.2 ft) lies Veliko jezero or Jezero v Ledvici (the Great Lake or Lake at Ledvica). This is the largest and the deepest of these lakes. The highest is Jezero v Podstenju (the Lake at Podstenje), which is located at the altitude of 1993 m (6,538.7 ft).