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Lake Ohrid is one of the oldest lakes in the world, and with a maximum depth of 288 metres (945 ft) and mean depth of 155 m (509 ft), it is the deepest lake in the Balkans. It covers an area of 358 square kilometres (138 sq mi) and contains an estimated 55.49 cubic kilometres (45 million acre-feet ) of water.
Largest lake in Romania 33 Kubenskoye: Кубенское озеро Russia: 407 157: 34 Lough Neagh: Loch nEathach, Loch Neagh: Northern Ireland ( United Kingdom) 383 148: Largest lake in United Kingdom, largest lake on the island of Ireland 35 Sheksninskoye Russia: 380 150: 36 Garda: Lago di Garda Italy: 370 140: Largest lake in Italy 37 ...
Contains Manitoulin Island, the world's largest lake island. [17] 5: Michigan United States: Fresh 58,030 km 2 22,410 sq mi [14] 494 km 307 mi 282 m 925 ft [14] 4,930 km 3 1,180 cu mi [14] The smaller lobe of Lake Michigan–Huron. The largest lake (by area) that is located entirely in one country. 6: Tanganyika
Al fresco wine on sun-drenched, waterside terraces; boat rides and an Unesco-listed Old Town: Lake Ohrid has everything you’d want from a chic European break at a fraction of the cost, finds ...
The biggest island in the Great Prespa Lake, within North Macedonia, is called Golem Grad ("Large Town"), and Snake Island (Zmiski Ostrov). The other island Mal Grad ("Small Town", in Albania) is the site of a ruined 14th century monastery dedicated to St. Peter. Today, both islands are uninhabited.
The water from the lake is used for hydroelectric power generation as well as irrigation of the surrounding villages. The lake is also stocked with fish and is frequently used for recreational fishing. Within the lake, there is the underwater cave called Vrelo, one of the deepest underwater caves in Europe, with a depth of over 203 metres (666 ...
This is a list of islands of the Republic of North Macedonia. Since the country is landlocked, all its islands are situated in lakes or rivers.The largest island in Macedonia is Golem Grad in Prespa Lake with an area of 0.18 km 2 (0.07 sq mi), and also the only one found in a natural lake (the rest are themselves natural, but situated in artificial lakes).
Dojran Lake, located in southeastern North Macedonia, is the smallest of the three major lakes with an area of 42.7 km 2. The lake is shared between North Macedonia (27.1 km 2) and Greece (15.6 km 2). [20] The town of Dojran is situated on the west coast of the lake, while the Greek village of Mouries lies to the east.