Lake Ukiel (or Krzywe Lake - informal name) is a

lake A lake is often a naturally occurring, relatively large and fixed body of water on or near the Earth's surface. It is localized in a basin or interconnected basins surrounded by dry land. Lakes lie completely on land and are separate from ...

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...

which is located on Pojezierze Olsztyńskie, in the northwest part of

Olsztyn Olsztyn ( , ) is a city on the Łyna River in northern Poland. It is the capital of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, and is a city with powiat rights, city with county rights. The population of the city was estimated at 169,793 residents Olsz ...

, between district Dajtki, Gutkowo and

Likusy Likusy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nidzica, within Nidzica County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north of Nidzica and south of the regional capital Olsztyn Olsztyn ( , ) is ...

. * Lake's volume: 43,611.5 thous. m³ * Degree of purity: II (2004) * Category of susceptibility to degradation: II (2004) Ukiel is the biggest lake in Olsztyn. There are pensions, hotels and a municipal beach.

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