Lake Dil | |
Other Name: | Karine Lagoon, Karine Lagünü |
Location: | Aegean Region, Turkey |
Coordinates: | 37.5667°N 39°W |
Type: | lagoon |
Pushpin Map: | Turkey |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of the lagoon in Turkey. |
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]