Lake Vistonida
Lake Vistonida is a lake in Western Thrace, Greece. Fed by the Kompsatos river, it encompasses a unique ecosystem and the local climate can be described as mid-Mediterranean.
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in Thrace, Greece
- Also known as: “Bouroú”, “Buru Geul”, “lac Bistonis”, “lac Bouroú”, “lac Vistonís”, “Límni Burú”, “Limni Vistonida”, “Límni Vistonís”, “Vistonida Lake”, and “Μπουρού”
- Historically known as: “Boru Lake”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port Lagos and Nea Kessani.
Port Lagos
Village
Lagos is a settlement in the Xanthi regional unit of Greece. Port Lagos is situated 3½ km south of Lake Vistonida.
Nea Kessani
Village
Nea Kessani is a settlement in the Abdera municipal unit, Xanthi regional unit of Greece. Nea Kessani is situated 3½ km west of Lake Vistonida.
Lake Vistonida
- Category: body of water
- Location: East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
41.0394° or 41° 2′ 22″ north
Longitude
25.11476° or 25° 6′ 53″ east
Elevation
-2 metres (-7 feet)
Open location code
8GH724Q7+QW
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Lake Vistonida” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بحيرة فيستونيدا”
- Bulgarian: “Буругьол”
- Catalan: “Bistonis”
- Cebuano: “Lake Vistonida”
- Chinese: “维斯托尼斯湖”
- Croatian: “Vistonida”
- Czech: “Vistonida”
- Danish: “Vistonida-søen”
- Dutch: “Lake Vistonida”
- Finnish: “Vistonída”
- French: “lac Vistonída”
- French: “Lac Vistonída”
- German: “Vistonida-See”
- Greek: “Límni Vistonída”
- Greek: “Βιστωνίδα”
- Greek: “Λίμνη Βιστονίδα”
- Greek: “Λίμνη Βιστονίς”
- Greek: “Λίμνη Βιστωνίδα”
- Italian: “lago di Vistonida”
- Italian: “Lago di Vistonida”
- Japanese: “ヴィストニダ湖”
- Macedonian: “Буруѓол”
- Russian: “Вистонида”
- Russian: “Вистонис”
- Slovak: “Vistonida”
- Spanish: “Lago Bistónide”
- Swedish: “Lake Vistonida”
- Turkish: “Borugöl”
- Ukrainian: “Вістоніда”
- Venetian: “lago de Vistonida”
- Welsh: “Llyn Vistonida”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Loutra Potamias and Dialampi.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Kompsatos and Límni Pórto Lágos.
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