Lake Butrint

Butrint Lagoon is a salt lagoon south of Saranda, , located in direct proximity of the Ionian Sea. It is surrounded by dense forested hills, rocky coast and complemented by saltwater and freshwater marshlands.
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  • Salt lake
  • …lies at an elevation of -3 metres (-10 feet)
  • Description: lake in Albania
  • Also known as
    “Butrint Lagoon”
    “Butrinto Lake”
    “Knetë e Butrintit”
    “Largo Butrinto”
    “Ligen i Vatrintes”
    “Limnē Vouthroton”
    “Liqen Butrintit”
    “Liqen i Butrinit”
    “Liqen i Vivari”
    “Liqen i Vutrintes”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Butrint National Park and St George’s Monastery.
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is a national park in , southern . is situated 3 km south of Lake Butrint.
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St. George's Monastery is an ancient Orthodox monastery in Demë, near , . is situated 3½ km northwest of Lake Butrint.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pllakë and Vrinë.
is a village in , southern . is situated 5 km northeast of Lake Butrint.
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is a village in the former municipality, in . is situated 6 km south of Lake Butrint.
is a village in the former commune of , , southern . is situated 6 km east of Lake Butrint.

Lake Butrint

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Latitude
39.78333° or 39° 47′ north
Longitude
20.03333° or 20° 2′ east
Open location code
8GF2Q2MM+88
Geo­Names ID
363393
Wiki­data ID
Q851050

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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Welsh—“Lake Butrint” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Liqeni i Butrintit”
  • Cebuano: “Liqeni i Butrintit”
  • Chinese: “布特林特湖”
  • Czech: “Butrintské jezero”
  • Danish: “Butrintsøen”
  • Finnish: “Butrintjärvi”
  • French: “lac de Butrint”
  • French: “Lac de Butrint”
  • Georgian: “ბუტრინტის ტბა”
  • German: “Butrint-See”
  • German: “Butrintsee”
  • Greek: “Λίμνη Βουθρωτού”
  • Indonesian: “Danau Butrint”
  • Indonesian: “Laguna Butrint”
  • Italian: “Lago di Butrinto”
  • Japanese: “ブトリント湖”
  • Russian: “Бутринти”
  • Slovenian: “Butrintsko jezero”
  • Slovenian: “jezero Butrint”
  • Slovenian: “Liqeni i Butrintit”
  • Spanish: “Lago Butrinto”
  • Swedish: “Butrintisjön”
  • Swedish: “Liqeni i Butrintit”
  • Turkish: “Butrint Lagünü”
  • Ukrainian: “Бутринті”
  • Welsh: “Llyn Butrint”

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