Bucura Lake

Lake Bucura is a cirque lake, situated in the , in . It is located south of the main ridge, at the base of Peak, and at an altitude of about 2,040 m.
Wikipedia
Photo: Dezidor, CC BY 3.0.
  • Type: Lake
  • Description: Glaciar Lake in the Retezat Mountains, Romania
  • Also known as: “Iezerul Bucurei”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Retezat National Park and Peleaga.

Photo: Ighdaniel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is between and in Hunedoara. It is considered to be one of the most beautiful parks in Romania, and probably even Europe.

Peak
Photo: Hardsr, Public domain.
is a mountain in . It is the highest point in the with a summit elevation of 2,509 metres above sea level. is located in , and lies within the historical region of in central Romania.

Peak
Photo: Igor.skokan, Public domain.
, standing at 2,508 metres, is a mountain peak within the of the in . It is the second highest peak within the Retezat Mountains, behind .

Bucura Lake

Latitude
45.36044° or 45° 21′ 38″ north
Longitude
22.87494° or 22° 52′ 30″ east
Elevation
2,026 metres (6,647 feet)
Open location code
8GQ49V6F+5X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 169861014
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lake
Geo­Names ID
683511
Wiki­data ID
Q851764
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Satellite Map

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

From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Bucura Lake” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Букура”
  • Bulgarian: “Букура”
  • Catalan: “Llac Bucura”
  • Chinese: “布庫拉湖”
  • Czech: “Bucura”
  • Danish: “Bucurasøen”
  • Dutch: “Bucura Lake”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره بوكورا”
  • Esperanto: “Bucura”
  • Georgian: “ბუკურა”
  • German: “Bucura-See”
  • Hungarian: “Bukura-tó”
  • Lithuanian: “Bukuros ežeras”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bucura”
  • Polish: “Bucura”
  • Romanian: “Bucura”
  • Romanian: “Lacul Bucura”
  • Russian: “Букура”
  • Spanish: “Lago Bucura”
  • Turkish: “Bucura Gölü”
  • Ukrainian: “Букура”

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