12 Unbelievable Submerged and Underwater Forests Around the World
Kampong Phluk (Cambodia)
Only a few thousand people live in Kampong Phluk, a collection of three floating villages known for their clusters of tall houses on wooden stilts. The community is built within the floodplains of the Tonle Sap Lake in an area surrounded by a flooded mangrove forest. There, waterbirds, fish, crocodiles, turtles, and other wildlife thrive.
During the wet season, the nearby Mekong River fills with snowmelt and runoff from monsoons. Water backs up into the Tonle Sap River, which then fills Tonle Sap Lake, where Kompong Phluk is. Like cypress trees, mangroves have natural conduits that protrude out of the water and allow them to breathe while submerged.
Only a few thousand people live in Kampong Phluk, a collection of three floating villages known for their clusters of tall houses on wooden stilts. The community is built within the floodplains of the Tonle Sap Lake in an area surrounded by a flooded mangrove forest. There, waterbirds, fish, crocodiles, turtles, and other wildlife thrive.
During the wet season, the nearby Mekong River fills with snowmelt and runoff from monsoons. Water backs up into the Tonle Sap River, which then fills Tonle Sap Lake, where Kompong Phluk is. Like cypress trees, mangroves have natural conduits that protrude out of the water and allow them to breathe while submerged.
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30 March 2022
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