Verkhnyadzvinsk Raion

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Verkhnyadzvinsk Raion is a second-level administrative subdivision (Raion) of Belarus in the Vitebsk Region.[1] In this Raion, the extreme North point of Belarus is situated to the North of Osveya Lake.[2] Osveya Lake is the second largest lake in the country. Another large lake in Verkhnyadzvinsk District is Lisno, which is the twelfth largest in Belarus.[3]

References

  1. "Vitebsk regions" (in Belarusian). vitebsk-region.by. Retrieved 11 November 2011. 
  2. "Main Geographic Characteristics of the Republic of Belarus". Land of Ancestors. The Scientific and Production State Republican Unitary Enterprise “National Cadastre Agency” of the State Property Committee of the Republic of Belarus. 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2013. 
  3. "Main characteristics of the largest lakes of Belarus". Land of Ancestors. Data of the Research Laboratory for Lake Study of the Belarus State University. 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2013. 

Coordinates: 55°46′N 27°56′E / 55.767°N 27.933°E / 55.767; 27.933

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