Lake Copais
Lake Copais, also spelled Kopais or Kopaida, was a lake in the centre of Boeotia, Greece, west of Thebes. It was first drained in the Bronze Age, and drained again in the late 19th century.
Carl Rottmann, Public domain.- Lake bed
- …lies at an elevation of around 100 metres (310 feet)
- Description: ancient lake in Greece, now dry
- Also known as“Apoxirantheisa Limni Kopaida”“Copaic lake”“Kifisis”“Kifissís”“Kopaida”“Lake Kopaḯs”“Límni Kopaḯ”“Topolia”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aliartos and Petra.
Petra
Petra is a village and a community of the Aliartos-Thespies municipality.
6 km southwest of Lake Copais
Ypsilántis
Ypsilántis is a village.
8 km southwest of Lake Copais
Lake Copais
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Latitude
38.41667° or 38° 25′ north
Longitude
23.08333° or 23° 5′ east
Open location code
8GC5C38M+M8
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In Other Languages
From Ancient Greek to Welsh—“Lake Copais” goes by many names.
Κωπαΐς λίμνηAncient Greek (to 1453)
λίμνη ΚωπαΐςAncient Greek (to 1453)
KopaidaAzerbaijani
КопаидаBashkir
KopaisBasque
КопаидаBulgarian
Llacuna CopaidaCatalan
Apoxiranthísa Límni KopaḯsCebuano
科帕伊斯湖Chinese
KopaisCzech
KopaisDanish
Copaïs-meerDutch
KopaïsmeerDutch
KopaisEsperanto
KopaisoEsperanto
Lago KopaisEsperanto
KopaisFinnish
Apoxirantheísa Límni KopaḯdaGreek
Apoxirantheísa Límni KopaḯsGreek
Αποξηρανθείσα Λίμνη ΚωπαΐδαGreek
Αποξηρανθείσα Λίμνη ΚωπαΐςGreek
ΚηφισίδαGreek
ΚωπαΐδαGreek
Λίμνη ΚωπαΐδαGreek
Λίμνη της ΚωπαΐδαςGreek
CopaideItalian
Lago CopaideItalian
コパイス湖Japanese
CopaisLatin
Copais palusLatin
palus CopaisLatin
CopaisNorwegian Nynorsk
CopaissjøenNorwegian Nynorsk
KopaidaNorwegian Nynorsk
KopaídasjøenNorwegian Nynorsk
KopaisNorwegian Nynorsk
KopaissjøenNorwegian Nynorsk
KopaisPolish
Lacul CopaisRomanian
КопаидаRussian
Копаидская озероRussian
КопаисRussian
Kopajsko jezeroSlovenian
KopaisSwedish
KopaissjönSwedish
КопаїдаUkrainian
CopaideVenetian
Llyn CopaisWelsh
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