The graph below shows the number of overseas visitors to three different areas in a European country between 1987 and 2007. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The line graph compares the figure for overseas travellers to three different places in a European nation from 1987 to 2007.

Overall

, it can be seen that an upward trend was observed in all areas,

although

there was a significant increase and decrease in a certain period. In 1987, the number of the coasts doubled that of the mountains, accounting for 40 and 20

thousand

respectively,

while

that of lakes was just 10

thousand

. A noticeable growth in the amount of

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lakes occurred from 10

thousand

in 1987 to 40

thousand

in 1997,

whereas

that of the mountains depicted a gentle increase to 30

thousand

in the same period. Meanwhile, the number of

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coasts dropped slightly to around 35

thousand

in 1992, before rising to approximately 70

thousand

in 2007. There was a period of stability in the number of

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mountains from 1997 to 2002 at 30

thousand

, before increasing slightly to nearly 35

thousand

at the end

.

Nevertheless

, the figure for the lakes increased dramatically to a peak of 75

thousand

in 2002, before declining to 50

thousand

in a half-decade.