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.
Photo: Carl Rottmann, Public domain.- Type: Lake bed
- Description: ancient lake in Greece, now dry
- Also known as: “Apoxirantheisa Limni Kopaida”, “Copaic lake”, “Copaïs”, “Copais palus”, “Copais-meer”, “Copaissjøen”, “Kifisis”, “Kifissís”, “Kopaidasjøen”, “Kopaismeer”, “Kopaïsmeer”, “Kopaissjøen”, “Kopaissjön”, “Lac Kopaïs”, “Lago Kopais”, “Lake Copaïs”, “Lake Kopaḯs”, “Límni Kopaḯ”, “Topolia”, “Κηφισίδα”, “Λίμνη Κωπαΐδα”, “λίμνη Κωπαΐς”, “Λίμνη της Κωπαΐδας”, “Копаидская озеро”, and “Копаис”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aliartos and Petra.
Aliartos
Town
Petra
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Lake Copais
- Categories: lake, dry lake, and landform
- Location: Central Greece, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
38.41667° or 38° 25′ north
Longitude
23.08333° or 23° 5′ east
Elevation
94 metres (308 feet)
Open location code
8GC5C38M+M8
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In Other Languages
From Ancient Greek to Welsh—“Lake Copais” goes by many names.
- Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Κωπαΐς λίμνη”
- Azerbaijani: “Kopaida”
- Bashkir: “Копаида”
- Basque: “Kopais”
- Bulgarian: “Копаида”
- Catalan: “llacuna Copaida”
- Catalan: “Llacuna Copaida”
- Cebuano: “Apoxiranthísa Límni Kopaḯs”
- Chinese: “科帕伊斯湖”
- Czech: “Kopais”
- Danish: “Kopais”
- Dutch: “Copaïs-meer”
- Dutch: “Copaïsmeer”
- Esperanto: “Kopaiso”
- Finnish: “Kopais”
- French: “lac Copaïs”
- French: “Lac Copaïs”
- German: “Kopaïs”
- Greek: “Apoxirantheísa Límni Kopaḯda”
- Greek: “Apoxirantheísa Límni Kopaḯs”
- Greek: “Αποξηρανθείσα Λίμνη Κωπαΐδα”
- Greek: “Αποξηρανθείσα Λίμνη Κωπαΐς”
- Greek: “Κωπαΐδα”
- Italian: “Copaide”
- Japanese: “コパイス湖”
- Latin: “Copais”
- Latin: “palus Copais”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kopaídasjøen”
- Polish: “Kopais”
- Romanian: “Lacul Copais”
- Russian: “Копаида”
- Slovenian: “Kopajsko jezero”
- Spanish: “Lago Copaide”
- Swedish: “Kopais”
- Ukrainian: “Копаїда”
- Venetian: “Copaide”
- Welsh: “Llyn Copais”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Xynós and Karaxíni.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Sidirodromikós Stathmós Pétras and Kopaida Dimitra.
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