Lake Trichonida ( ''Limni Trichonida'';

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: Τριχωνίς ''Trichonis'') is the largest natural

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. It is situated in the eastern part of

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, southeast of the city of

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and northwest of

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. It covers an area of with a maximum length of . Its surface elevation is and its maximum depth is . One million years ago the lake was much larger and covered the central part of Aetolia-Acarnania, a part that is now a plain. The

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mountains are situated to the north and northeast of the lake. The municipal units surrounding the lake are (from the east and clockwise) Thermo,

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, and

Paravola Paravola (Greek: Παραβόλα) is a village and a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Agrinio Agrinio (Greek language, Greek: Αγρίνιο, ; ...

. Around the lake, there are beautiful forests with maples, pines, and other trees. The lake and its environs are home to more than 200 bird species. There are also farmland and various villages surrounding the area. The hydrocarbon lake ''Trichonida Lacus'' on the Saturnian moon

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was named after this lake.

Gallery

File:Trichonida lake.jpg, Lake Trichonida. File:Trichonida.jpg, Myrtia, Trichonida. File:Lake Trichonida from the air.jpg, Trichonida and

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from the air. File:Η λιμνη Τριχωνιδα απο το χωριο Μυρτια.jpg, Lake Trichonida, view from Myrtia village. File:Lake Trixonida.jpg, Partial view of Lake Trichonida. File:Lake trichonida.jpg, Partial view of Lake Trichonida. File:Lake trichonida 02.jpg, Partial view of Lake Trichonida. File:Lake trichonida 03.jpg, Partial view of Lake Trichonida. File:Lake trichonida 05.jpg, Partial view of Lake Trichonida. File:Lake trichonida 06.jpg, View of landscape near Lake Trichonida. File:Lake trichonida 07.jpg, Partial view of Lake Trichonida. File:Lake trichonida 08.jpg, Partial view of Lake Trichonida. File:Lake trichonida 09.jpg, Partial view of Lake Trichonida. File:Lake trichonida 10.jpg, Partial view of Lake Trichonida.

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References

* Trichonida Landforms of Western Greece Landforms of Aetolia-Acarnania {{WGreece-geo-stub