Central Europe
Austria
Carinthia

Lake Wolayer

The Lake Wolayer is an Austrian mountain lake on the side of the Carnic Main Ridge, near the . It is the centrepiece of the Wolayer See and surrounding area nature reserve.
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Photo: GeKo15, CC BY-SA 3.0 at.
  • Type: Lake
  • Description: lake in the Carnic Alps in Carinthia
  • Also known as: “Lago di Volaia”, “Lake Volaia”, “Wolayer See - Lago Volaia”, and “Wolayersee”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Coglians and Wolayerseehuette.

Peak
Photo: Alecobbe, Public domain.
Monte is the highest mountain of the , on the border between and , west of the Monte Croce Carnico pass. With its elevation of 2,780 m, it is the highest peak of the region of Italy and of the Carnic and Gailtal Alps.

Mountain hut
Photo: Herzi Pinki, CC BY 2.5.
is a mountain hut.

Peak
Photo: Vwulz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Collina and Givigliana.

Hamlet
Photo: Pierinut, Public domain.
is a hamlet.

Hamlet
Photo: Sebi1, Public domain.
is a hamlet.

Hamlet
Photo: Sebi1, Public domain.
is a hamlet.

Lake Wolayer

Latitude
46.61089° or 46° 36′ 39″ north
Longitude
12.8687° or 12° 52′ 7″ east
Elevation
1,897 metres (6,224 feet)
Open location code
8FRJJV69+9F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 37916508
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lake
Geo­Names ID
2760947
Wiki­data ID
Q2588364
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Satellite Map

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

From Arabic to Venetian—“Lake Wolayer” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بحيرة وولاير”
  • Cebuano: “Wolayersee”
  • Czech: “Wolayer See”
  • Dutch: “Wolayer See”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره ولايرسى”
  • French: “Wolayer See”
  • German: “Wolayer See”
  • German: “Wolayersee”
  • Italian: “lago Volaia”
  • Italian: “Lago Volaia”
  • Slovenian: “Volajsko jezero”
  • Swedish: “Wolayersee”
  • Venetian: “lago Volaia”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Pecol di Sopra and Pecol di Sotto.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Passo Volaia / Wolayer Pass and Bimbaumer Törl.

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