Small Prespa lake
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lake in Greece and Albania
Key facts
- Location
- Balkans (primarily Greece , Albania – a small part)
- Type
- tectonic
- Basin countries
- Greece, Albania
- Surface area
- 46.8 km (18.1 sq mi)
- Max depth
- 7.7 m (25 ft)
- Surface elevation
- 853 m (2,799 ft)
- Islands
- Agios Achillios , Vidronisi
- Official name
- Mikri Prespa Lake (Greece)
- Designated
- 21 August 1975
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Small Prespa Lake (Greek: Λίμνη Μικρή Πρέσπα, Limni Mikri Prespa; Albanian: Prespa e Vogël; Macedonian: Мало Преспанско Езеро, Malo Prespansko Ezero) is a lake shared between Greece (138 km² drainage area; 42.5 km² surface area) and Albania (51 km² drainage area; 4.3 km² surface area). It is the smaller of the two Prespa Lakes.
Details
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