Lake Kerkini
Lake Kerkini is an artificial reservoir on the Strymon River in Central Macedonia, Greece that was created in 1932, and redeveloped in 1980, on the site of what was previously extensive marshland and small lakes, including Lake Podkova or Butkova.
- Lake
- …has a surface elevation of around 30 metres (100 feet)
- Description: reservoir in Serres regional unit, Greece
- Also known as“Kerkini”“Kerkinitis Limni”“Límni Butkóvou”“Limni Kerkini”“Límni Kerkínis”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mesolofos and Kerkini.
Lake Kerkini
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Latitude
41.19365° or 41° 11′ 37″ north
Longitude
23.157° or 23° 9′ 25″ east
Open location code
8GH555V4+FR
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Welsh—“Lake Kerkini” goes by many names.
ԿերկինիArmenian
Kerkini su anbarıAzerbaijani
КеркиниBashkir
Бутковски гьолBulgarian
Бутковско езероBulgarian
Лимни КеркиниBulgarian
Límni KerkíniCebuano
凯尔基尼湖Chinese
KerkinisøenDanish
KerkinimeerDutch
Lago KerkiniEsperanto
KerkíniFinnish
ΚερκίνηGreek
Λίμνη ΚερκίνηGreek
KerkiniItalian
Kerkini (lago)Italian
ケルキニ湖Japanese
케르키니호Korean
Kerkini ezersLatvian
Бутковско ЕзероMacedonian
КеркиниMacedonian
КеркиниRussian
КеркиниSerbian
Jezero KerkiniSerbo-Croatian
KerkiniSerbo-Croatian
Límni KerkíniSwedish
КеркініUkrainian
Llyn KerkiniWelsh
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