Lake Volvi

Lake Volvi is located at the root of the peninsula, in the of . It is the second largest lake in the country at 12 miles length and 6 or 8 miles width.
Wikipedia
Photo: Eftychia Zerde, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Lake
  • Description: lake in Macedonia, Greece
  • Also known as: “Bolbe (name in antiquity)”, “lac Bolbé”, “Límni Besikíon”, and “Limni Volvi”
  • Historically known as: “Μπεσίκ-γκιολ”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Megali Volvi and Apollonía.

Village
is a village of the . is situated 4 km northwest of Lake Volvi.

Village
Photo: Schuppi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Apollonia is a village and a community of the . is situated 5 km south of Lake Volvi.

Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Loutra Volvis is a village of the . is situated 6 km southwest of Lake Volvi.

Lake Volvi

Latitude
40.67951° or 40° 40′ 46″ north
Longitude
23.4695° or 23° 28′ 10″ east
Elevation
30 metres (98 feet)
Open location code
8GG5MFH9+RR
Geo­Names ID
733875
Wiki­data ID
Q132099
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Welsh—“Lake Volvi” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Volvi”
  • Bulgarian: “Бешичко езеро”
  • Cebuano: “Límni Vólvi”
  • Chinese: “沃爾維湖”
  • Chuvash: “Волви”
  • Croatian: “Volvi”
  • Czech: “Volvi”
  • Dutch: “Lake Volvi”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره ڤولڤى”
  • Finnish: “Vólvi”
  • French: “lac Vólvi”
  • French: “Lac Vólvi”
  • Georgian: “ვოლვი”
  • German: “Volvi-See”
  • Greek: “Βόλβη”
  • Greek: “Λίμνη Βόλβη”
  • Indonesian: “Danau Volvi”
  • Italian: “Volvi”
  • Latvian: “Volves ezers”
  • Macedonian: “Бешичко Езеро”
  • Malayalam: “വോൾവി തടാകം”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Vólvisjøen”
  • Polish: “Wolwi”
  • Russian: “Волви”
  • Serbian: “Волви”
  • Spanish: “Bolbe”
  • Swedish: “Límni Vólvi”
  • Turkish: “Beşik Gölü”
  • Ukrainian: “Волві”
  • Venetian: “Volvi”
  • Vietnamese: “Lake Volvi”
  • Welsh: “Llyn Volvi”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Kokkalou and Néa Apollonía.

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Highlights: Erípia Palaioú Peristerónas and Nymfopetres.

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