Lakes, Marshes, Mangroves, And Wetlands On Stamps

Scene from Neusiedler See which is a lake bordering Austria
and Hungary.
The lake is very shallow, max depth 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
average depth 1 m (3 ft 3 in)

Scott 1284

Italy
Italian Natural and Landscape Heritage
July 19, 2014
Margherita di Savoia is a town on the coast of the Gulf of Manfredonia in the Adriatic Sea. Behind the coastline is the largest salt marsh in Europe, with more than 40 square kilometers of quagmires and basins of varying depths, water salinity and shades of color. The stamp shows the pink colored saline pools with salt flats in the background.

Several of the values of Dominica's 1938-47 KGVI definitive series, including this one shilling stamp, depict Boiling Lake.

From wikipedia, "The Boiling Lake is a flooded fumarole located in Morne Trois Pitons National Park, a World Heritage site on the island of Dominica...The lake is filled with bubbling grayish-blue water that is usually enveloped in a cloud of vapor...The lake is approximately 200 to 250 feet across and is the second-largest hot lake in the world after Frying Pan Lake, located near Rotorua, New Zealand."

The 12c (shown here) and $1.20 values of Dominica's 1954-8 QEII definitive series depict Freshwater Lake, the island nation's largest lake. Oddly, the two stamps are inscribed "FRESH WATER LAKE", whereas the internet sources consistently use "Freshwater Lake".

From Viator.com website, "Among the myriad natural and geological wonders you'll find in Dominica's Morne Trois Pitons National Park is Freshwater Lake, also known as Warmae Letang. This water-filled volcanic crater sits at around 2500 feet above sea level, and it's surrounded by moss, ferns and lush vegetation of Dominica's interior rainforest."

Cancel is Roseau, the nation's capital.

Republic of China (Taiwan)
Taijiang National Park
April 24, 2020
The stamp depicts mangrove forest in the Sicao Wetlands in southern Taiwan.

Peru
Peruvian Flora
January 6, 2017
Set of four, one stamp depicts Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) in the Tumbes National Sanctuary, a large area of mangrove forest.

This .60 franc, April 24, 1965 issue (Sc #166) of French Andorra depicts Lake Engolasters.

From wikipedia, "Lake Engolasters in the Encamp parish of Andorra, is an oblong shaped lake at the elevation of 1616 m (5302 ft.) formed in a glacial depression. It is located close to Andorra La Vella, the capital of Andorra."

New Zealand
Scenic Definitive Issue
June 6, 2018
Lake Te Anau is located in the Fiordland National Park on the South Island. The main body of the lake runs north-south and is 65 km in length, while three large fjords form arms to the lake on its western flank.

On August 8, 1995 Guatemala issued a set of seven, airmail "Tourism" stamps. The 60 centavos stamp (Sc #C851) from this set depicts boats on Lake Atitlan, the country's most important tourist attraction.

From wikipedia, "Lake Atitlan is a lake in Guatemala with a maximum depth of about 340 meters (1120 ft.) and with an average depth of 220 meters (720 ft.). The lake basin is volcanic in origin, filling an enormous caldera formed by an eruption 84,000 years ago."

Colombia
Department of Colombia - Antioquia
October 22, 2008
Set of 12, one stamp depicts mangrove forest in the costal town of Necocli.

Senegal
Ecotourism
December 20, 2002
Djoudj National Park comprises 16 000 ha of seasonal wetland in the delta of the Senegal River, with a large basin surrounded by streams, ponds and backwaters. It forms a living but fragile sanctuary for some 1.5 million birds. The stamp shows a flock of white pelican, a major tourist attraction.

Japan
Travel XIII - Hokkaido
September 9, 2011
Lake Notoro lies on the northern coast of Abashiri City. The salt water lake is well known for its stunning lakeside fields of red glasswort which blush bright red in the fall.

Sri Lanka
World Wetlands Day
February 3, 2020
This minisheet depicts Walawwatta Waturana Swamp Forest and its plants Stemanoporous moonii and Mesua stylosa.

Sri Lanka
World Wetlands Day
February 3, 2020
Negombo Lagoon: Bruguiera sexangular, Bruguiera cylindrica, Bruguiera gymnorhiza, Nypa fruticans
Puttalam Lagoon: Xylocarpus granatum, Scyphiphora hydrophyllacea, Sonneratia alba, Aegiceras corniculatum.

Here is the low value, 10 bolivianos stamp (Sc #C82) from Bolivia's August 21, 1941 set of four airmails. Stamp shows an airplane's shadow on Lake Titicaca. The lake straddles the Bolivia-Peru border in the Andes Mountains. Photo shows Lake Titicaca from the Bolivian side.

From wikipedia, "By volume and by surface area, it is the largest lake in South America. Lake Titicaca has a surface elevation of 3812 meters (12,507 ft). The 'highest navigable lake' claim is generally considered to refer to commercial craft."