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Encyclopedia > Dojran Lake
Dojran Lake
Location Macedonia
Coordinates 41°12′N 22°45′ECoordinates: 41°12′N 22°45′E
Max-length 8.9 km
Max-width 7.1 km
Surface area 43.1 km²
Max-depth 10 m
Surface elevation 147 m

Dojran Lake (Macedonian: Доjранско Езеро; Greek: λίμνη Δοϊράνη) 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 region of Macedonia after Lake Ohrid and Lake Prespa. Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Anthem: Transliteration: English: Capital (and largest city) Skopje Macedonian, Albanian1 Government Parliamentary republic  - President Branko Crvenkovski  - Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski Independence from Yugoslavia   - Declared September 8, 1991  Area  - Total 25,333 km² (148th) 9,779 sq mi   - Water (%) 1. ... The city of Dojran is located on the western shore of Dojran Lake in the south-eastern part of the Republic of Macedonia. ... Belasica (Macedonian and Bulgarian: Беласица, also transliterated as Belasitsa or Belasitza; Greek: Μπέλες or Κερκίνη) is a mountain range in the region of Macedonia in Southeastern Europe, shared by northwestern Greece (about 50%), southeastern Republic of Macedonia (30%) and southwestern Bulgaria (20%). The area is particularly famous for the Battle of Kleidion of... Macedonia is a geographical and historical region of the Balkan peninsula in southeastern Europe whose area was re-defined in the early 20th century. ... Lake Ohrid (Macedonian: Охридско Езеро, Ohridsko Ezero Albanian: Liqeni i Ohrit) straddles the mountainous border between the southwestern region of the Republic of Macedonia and eastern Albania. ... Map Satellite image Prespa is the name of two freshwater lakes in southeast Europe, shared by Greece, Albania, and the Republic of Macedonia. ...



 
 

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