Dojran Lake
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Dojran Lake | |
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Location | Macedonia |
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Max length | 8.9 km |
Max width | 7.1 km |
Surface area | 43.1 km² |
Max depth | 10 m |
Surface elevation | 148 m |
Dojran Lake (Macedonian: Доjранско Езеро, Dojransko Ezero; Greek: Λίμνη Δοϊράνη, Límni Doïráni) is a lake with an area of 43.1 km² shared between the Republic of Macedonia (27.3 km²) and Greece (15.8 km²). To the west is the city of Dojran and to the north the mountain Belasica. The lake has a rounded shape, a maximum depth of 10 m and a north-to-south length of 8.9 km and is 7.1 km at its widest, making it the third largest lake in the Republic of Macedonia after Lake Ohrid and Lake Prespa.