Lake Sevan surface almost entirely frozen

GAVAR, FEBRUARY 15, ARMENPRESS. The surface of the largest part of the lake Sevan basin, known as Greater Sevan, has frozen due to low thermal and climatic factors.

The Gegharkunik Governor’s Office told ARMENPRESS as of February 15 the surface of the larger part of lake Sevan is frozen, the lesser part of the lake, known as Smaller Sevan, is partly covered in ice.

“If the low thermal regime and climatic factors are maintained in the coming days, the lake’s surface can get entirely frozen, which can last weeks or more than a month, which has taken place previously as well, depending on various climatic changes”, Hambardzum Hambardzumyan, an official of the Gegharkunik Governor’s Office said.