Lake Osveya Explained
| Lake Osveya |
| Location: | Belarus |
| Coords: | 56.0333°N 38°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Belarus |
| Lake Type: | freshwater |
| Catchment: | 259km2 |
| Area: | 52.8km2[1] |
| Depth: | 2m (07feet) |
| Max-Depth: | 7.5m (24.6feet) |
| Shore: | 33.4km (20.8miles) |
| Elevation: | 129.8m (425.9feet) |
Lake Osveya or Lake Osveyskoye (Belarusian: Асвейскае возера, also spelled Belarusian: Асьвейскае возера; Russian: озеро Осве́я or Russian: 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 52.80NaN0, making it the second largest lake in the country.[2] The most extreme northern point in Belarus is situated only a few degrees further north of the lake.[3]
Notes and References
- Web site: Main characteristics of the largest lakes of Belarus . Data of the Research Laboratory for Lake Study of the Belarus State University. . 2011 . Land of Ancestors . 29 September 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130929085748/http://landofancestors.com/travel/statistics/geography/238-main-characteristics-of-the-largest-lakes-of-belarus.html . 29 September 2013 . dead .
- Web site: Lake Osveyskoye. Belarus National Tourism Agency. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921060220/http://eng.belarustourism.by/catalog/389_20935.html. 21 September 2013.
- Web site: Coordinates of the extreme points of the state frontier. 2012. Land of Ancestors. 30 August 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053717/http://landofancestors.com/travel/statistics/geography/235-coordinates-of-the-extreme-points-of-the-state-frontier.html. 21 September 2013. dead.
