Lake Osveya or Lake Osveyskoye (Belarusian: Асвейскае возера, also spelled Асьвейскае возера; Russian: озеро Осве́я or Осве́йское озеро) is a large freshwater lake in the Vitebsk Region, in northern Belarus, near the borders with Latvia and Russia. It has an area of 52.8 km2 (20 sq mi), making it the second largest lake in the country.[1][2] The most extreme northern point in Belarus is situated only a few minutes further north of the lake.[3]
| Lake Osveya | |
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  Lake Osveya | |
| Location | Belarus |
| Coordinates | 56°02′N 28°10′E / 56.033°N 28.167°E |
| Lake type | freshwater |
| Catchment area | 259 km2 (100 sq mi) |
| Surface area | 52.8 km2 (20.4 sq mi)[1] |
| Average depth | 2 m (6.6 ft)[1] |
| Max. depth | 7.5 m (25 ft)[1] |
| Shore length1 | 33.4 km (20.8 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 129.8 m (426 ft) |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Main characteristics of the largest lakes of Belarus". Land of Ancestors. Data of the Research Laboratory for Lake Study of the Belarus State University. 2011. Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- ^ "Lake Osveyskoye". Belarus National Tourism Agency. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013.
- ^ "Coordinates of the extreme points of the state frontier". Land of Ancestors. 2012. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
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