Lake Dil Explained

Lake Dil
Other Name:Karine Lagoon, Karine Lagünü
Location:Aegean Region, Turkey
Coordinates:37.5667°N 39°W
Type:lagoon
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Lake Dil, a.k.a. Karine Lagoon, (Turkish: Dil Gölü or Karine Lagünü) is a lagoon in the Aegean Region of Turkey.

It is situated to the north of Büyük Menderes River delta in Söke ilçe (district) of Aydın Province at 37.5667°N 39°W[1] It is in the Dilek National Park and separated from the Aegean Sea by a narrow strip of about . Being a lagoon it is used as a fishery.[2] Its surface area is more than . Doğanbey is the only settlement on the coast of the lake.

There are also smaller lagoons to the south of Dil. Their names are Arapça, Tuzla, Mavi, Kokar, Koca and Bölme.[2]

References

  1. http://geographic.org/geographic_names/name.php?uni=-1083890&fid=6178&c=turkey Geographical names page
  2. http://www.dilekyarimadasi.com/buyuk-menderes-deltasi/ Dilek park page