Lake Vegoritida ( el, Λίμνη Βεγορίτιδα, ''Limni Vegoritida''), also known in the past as Lake Ostrovo ( el, Λίμνη Οστρόβου, ''Limni Ostrovou''), is a large natural
lake
A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...
in western
Macedonia, northern
Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders ...
. It is situated 6 km northeast of
Amyntaio and 18 km west of
Edessa, at 540 m elevation. The
Voras Mountains lie to the north. It belongs partly to the
Florina regional unit and partly to the
Pella regional unit.
See also
*
List of lakes in Greece
This is a list of lakes of Greece.
Natural lakes of Greece
* Central Greece
**Lake Amvrakia
** Lake Dystos, Euboea, presently largely drained
**Lake Lysimachia
** Lake Ozeros
** Lake Saltini
** Lake Voulkaria
** Lake Yliki
** Lake Trichonida
** ...
*
Ostrovo Unit
The Ostrovo Unit was a Field hospital unit with Transport Coloumn of the Scottish Women's Hospitals. It comprised approximately 200 tents and was situated near Lake Ostrovo, Macedonia during the First World War under the command of the Serbian ...
of the Scottish Women's Hospitals during the First World War
Sources
* K. Fytianos, V. Samanidou, T. Agelidis. Comparative Study of Heavy Metals Pollution in Various Rivers and Lakes of Northern Greece. Chemosphere, Vol.16, Nos.2/3, pp 455–462, 1987
Vegoritida
Landforms of Florina (regional unit)
Landforms of Pella (regional unit)
Landforms of Central Macedonia
Landforms of Western Macedonia
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