Not too long ago, I did a video on Latvia and I guess to learn a little bit more
I'm gonna have to continue that by
Doing another video on it. Let's go. How's going everybody. Welcome to FTD facts
My name is Dave Walpole. And yes
We are gonna continue learning a little bit more about the great country of Latvia in my last episode
We looked at some of the basics of the country. We looked at population
imports exports all that lovely jazz, but in this one
I'm going to dive into a little more of the
Environmental aspects of the country because it's just a good thing about it
Partially due to the fact that I also really really love the environment
And before I get started, I just want let you guys know if you're from Lapierre, you're just interested in it
I've also created a really nice playlist around the country
Which you guys can check out in the description box below and at the end. Let's rock and roll
So when it comes to the environment and geology of Latvia, well, let's be perfectly honest
Latvia is divided up into three different sections. This happened because of glacier movements from the past
The more rainy ik region is located to the west. There is the eastern uplands. And of course the mid area, which is the lowlands
Lowlands terrain actually makes up a major part of the country of Latvia
this is due to the fact that 98% of the country is under two hundred metres above sea level of this whole land there is
About 12,000 rivers within Latvia
And of course about three thousand lakes, as a matter of fact, I talked about the longest river in my last episode
but for this episode I'm gonna look specifically at the lakes because when it comes to the largest lake,
This is known as Lake Lubin's which has a size of approximately 80 point seven kilometres square
However, that is obviously depending on how high the water level is in some areas
It can go up to 93 and then it can drop down to 90 now speaking of depth
What is the deepest lake within all of Latvia? This would be like Drizzt coming in at?
65.1 meters or 214 feet deep and it also has nine islands as for the lowest point
Nothing really goes under the sea level because the Baltic Sea pretty much is at the zero point
Overall when it comes to all of the water that is classified as renewable water
It comes in at 35 kilometers cubed now from land
They say that 52 percent of the entire country is covered in woodland the most common tree within
Latvia is the pine and the birch trees and because of that forestry is one of the largest industries within the country and
Even in Europe as a matter of fact a lot Viet produces about 25 million cubic meters of timber
however
only about 12 to 13 million cubic meters are actually from cut down trees and with that did you know that Latvia has the most
Strict rules regulations and guidelines on its forestry industry out of any European country
Including those laws. There's also some coastal protection laws that have been put into place
Specifically the Baltic coast as it has the second longest coastline of all the Baltic States and some areas are still considered untouched
Realistically by man, and they want to preserve that as much as they can
This is the other thing when it comes to Latvia it unfortunately doesn't have any really valuable resources like oil
It's not really in Latvia. It does have things like limestone gypsum
There's also dolomite and yes even gravel and sand but that's used for more local industries
What's really interesting about Latvia is sometimes if you're walking along on a beach you will sometimes find an old piece of amber
That's over millions of years old pretty cool
I feel like I'm going to Jurassic Park and finding those ones with a little you know
The mosquito inside now for climate Latvia doesn't really have any problems in this department
First of all, it's nowhere near any volcanic sort of regions nor does it suffer from hurricanes tornadoes or anything of that sort?
It's really quite a good place to live. However in the months of December it can still be pitch black at 9:00 a.m
In certain areas and daylight around that time is usually gone by 4:00 p.m
Also one really interesting fact about the environment
Did you know that Latvia only has one known impact crater in the entire country known as the Dobel crater?
it was formed around 290 plus 35 million years ago and it is about
4.5 kilometers in diameter
the thing is you can't really see it because it's buried underground as a matter of fact the city of Dobel completely covers the
Entire crater. Anyways guys, that is it
My name is Dave Walpole and I hope you guys had a great time learning more about this country
I'm especially if you're coming back from our first one
however
With that being said if you want to continue to learn more be sure to check out our Latvia
Playlist because I got more videos around this amazing country
Also, give us a big thumbs up if you really like this video
Other than that you guys have yourself a fantastic day, and I'll see you later. Bye
All right, so here is that playlist that I was telling about feel free to check it out
Thanks for watching and we'll see you later
You