Skadar Lake (also called Shkodër, Scutari or Skadarsko lake), is a lake on the border of Serbia and Montenegro and Albania, the largest lake on the Balkan Peninsula. It is named after the city of Skadar (Shkodër, Scutari). Lake Clearwater, Ontario, Canada A lake is a large body of water, usually fresh water, surrounded by land. ... Serbia and Montenegro (Serbian: Србија и Црна Гора, often abbreviated as SCG) is the name of the union of Serbia and Montenegro, two former Yugoslav republics united since 2003 in a loose confederation. ... Albania is a Mediterranean country in southeastern Europe. ... The Balkans is the historic and geographic name used to describe southeastern Europe (see the Definitions and boundaries section below). ... Shkodër (Albanian: Shkodër or Shkodra, Serbian Skadar, Latin Scutari, German Skutari) is a city located in North West Albania, in the District of Shkodër and it is the capital of the County of Shkodër. ...

Its surface can vary between 370 and 530 square kilometers, of which 2/3 is in Montenegro, and 1/3 in Albania. The lake is a cryptodepression, filled by the river Morača and drained into the Adriatic by the river Bojana. Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... This article is about the republic in Serbia-Montenegro, Europe. ... The Adriatic Sea is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea separating the Apennine peninsula (Italy) from the Balkan peninsula, and the system of the Apennine Mountains from that of the Dinaric Alps and adjacent ranges. ...

The Montenegrin part of the lake and its surrounding was declared a national park in 1983; it is one of the largest bird reserves in Europe, having 270 bird species, among which are some of the last pelicans in Europe, and thus popular with birders. This article is about national parks. ... Orders Many - see section below. ... Reserve can mean several things; 1. ... World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ... Species Pelecanus occidentalis Pelecanus thagus Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Pelecanus onocrotalis Pelecanus crispus Pelecanus rufescens Pelecanus philippensis Pelecanus conspicillatus A pelican is any of several very large water birds with a distinctive pouch under the beak belonging to the bird family Pelecanidae. ... Birding or birdwatching is a hobby concerned with the observation and study of birds (the study proper is termed American origin; birdwatching is (or more correctly, was) the commonly-used word in Great Britain and Ireland and by non-birders in the United States. ...

External links

• The Skadarsko Lake and Rijeka Crnojevica (http://www.visit-montenegro.com/english/priroda/skadarsko.htm)
• Skadarsko jezero (http://www.turizamcg.com/atrakcije/skadarsko_jezero/skadarsko_jezero.htm) (in Serbian, with a lot of images)