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Red Lake

Red Lake is a natural dam lake in , . It is located in the , on the upper course of the Bicaz River, and lies at the foot of the Hășmașul Mare Peak, near the , at a distance of 26 km from and 30 km from .
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  • Type: Lake
  • Description: lake in Lacul Roșu, Harghita County, Romania
  • Also known as: “Lacul Gilcoş”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Frog’s canyon (Bicaz Canyon) and Altar stone.

Photo: Laurap, Public domain.
The Bicaz Gorge is a gorge in northeast , in and counties. It is in the central part of the , and is part of the Cheile Bicazului-Hășmaș National Park.

Peak
Photo: Einstein2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lacu Roșu and Bicaz-Chei.

Village
Photo: Sapfan, Public domain.
is a village.

Village
Photo: Nenea hartia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 8 km northeast of Red Lake.

Hamlet
Photo: Gzbotii, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 9 km southwest of Red Lake.

Red Lake

Latitude
46.78815° or 46° 47′ 17″ north
Longitude
25.78535° or 25° 47′ 7″ east
Elevation
998 metres (3,274 feet)
Open location code
8GR7QQQP+74
Open­Street­Map ID
way 53045907
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lake
Geo­Names ID
668593
Wiki­data ID
Q1029508
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Satellite Map

Discover Red Lake from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Red Lake” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Llac vermell (Romania)”
  • Catalan: “Llac vermell”
  • Chinese: “紅湖”
  • Czech: “Červené jezero (Rumunsko)”
  • Czech: “Lacul Roşu”
  • Czech: “Lacul Roșu”
  • Czech: “Roşu”
  • Danish: “Lacul Roșu”
  • Dutch: “Red Lake”
  • Esperanto: “Gyilkos-tó”
  • Esperanto: “Gyilkostó”
  • Esperanto: “Lacu Roşu”
  • Esperanto: “Lacul Rosu”
  • Esperanto: “Lacul Roșu”
  • French: “lac Roșu”
  • French: “Lac Roșu”
  • German: “Lacul Roşu”
  • German: “Roter See”
  • Hungarian: “Gyilkos-tó”
  • Japanese: “レッド湖”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gyilkos-tó”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Lacul Roşu”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Rosu”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Roșu”
  • Romanian: “Lacul roşu”
  • Romanian: “Lacul Roşu”
  • Romanian: “Lacul roșu”
  • Romanian: “Lacul Roșu”
  • Russian: “Красное (озеро, Румыния)”
  • Russian: “Лаку-Рошу”
  • Russian: “Озеро Красное (Румыния)”
  • Slovenian: “Krvavo jezero”
  • Spanish: “Lago Rojo (Harghita)”
  • Spanish: “Lago Rojo, Harghita, Rumanía”
  • Spanish: “Lago Rojo”
  • Ukrainian: “Лаку-Рошу”

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