Svitiaz Explained

Svitiaz
Location:Shatsk National Natural Park, Kovel Raion, Volyn Oblast
Group:Shatsky Lakes
Coords:51.5°N 69°W
Pushpin Map:Ukraine#Ukraine Volyn Oblast
Pushpin Map Alt:Location of a lake in Ukraine
Basin Countries:Ukraine
Length:9.3km (05.8miles)
Width:8km (05miles)
Area:25.2km2
Depth:6.9m (22.6feet)
Max-Depth:58.4m (191.6feet)
Volume:180e6m3
Islands:1 (7disp=orNaNdisp=or)

Svitiaz (Ukrainian: Світязь, pronounced as /uk/; Belarusian: Свіцязь; Polish: Świtaź; Russian: Свитязь) is a lake in the Ukrainian oblast of Volyn. It is the deepest and second largest lake in Ukraine, with a maximum depth of 58.4 meters and an area of 25.2 km2, and is a popular tourist site in the summer. The lake is one of the Shatsk Lakes of the Shatsk National Natural Park, located in the Kovel Raion of northwestern Ukraine.

The lake has a length of 9.3 km, a maximum width of 8 km, a volume of 0.185 km3, and an average depth of 6.9 meters, with an island in the middle with an area of 7 hectares.

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