Lake Vegoritida
Lake Vegoritida, also historically referred to as Lake Ostrovo, is one of the largest natural lakes in northern Greece. Located in the region of Macedonia, it lies 6 km northeast of Amyntaio and 18 km west of Edessa, at an elevation of 540 meters.
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in Macedonia, Greece
- Also known as: “Begorítida”, “lac d’Ostrovo”, “Λίμνη Αγίου Παντελεήμονα”, “Λίμνη Άρνισσας”, “Λίμνη Κέλλη”, and “Λίμνη Οστρόβου”
- Historically known as: “Lake Ostrovo”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Peraia and Agios Panteleimonas.
Peraia
Village
Peraia is a village in the Pella regional unit of Macedonia, Greece, on the bank of Lake Vegoritida. Peraia is situated 4 km southeast of Lake Vegoritida.
Agios Panteleimonas
Village
Arnissa
Village
Arnissa is a town in the Pella regional unit of Macedonia, Greece. Arnissa is situated 5 km northeast of Lake Vegoritida.
Lake Vegoritida
- Category: body of water
- Location: Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
40.76056° or 40° 45′ 38″ north
Longitude
21.78917° or 21° 47′ 21″ east
Elevation
509 metres (1,670 feet)
Open location code
8GG3QQ6Q+6M
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Welsh—“Lake Vegoritida” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Liqeni i Ostrovës”
- Basque: “Vegoritida aintzira”
- Bulgarian: “Островско езеро”
- Cebuano: “Lake Vegoritida”
- Chinese: “韦戈里蒂斯湖”
- Croatian: “Vegoritida”
- Czech: “Vegoritis”
- Danish: “Vegoritidasøen”
- Dutch: “Lake Vegoritida”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره ڤيجوريتيدا”
- Finnish: “Vegorítida”
- French: “lac Vegorítida”
- French: “Lac Vegorítida”
- Georgian: “ვეგორიტისი”
- German: “Vegoritida-See”
- Greek: “Βεγορίτιδα”
- Greek: “Λίμνη Βεγορίτιδα”
- Hebrew: “אגם וגוריטידה”
- Italian: “lago di Vegoritida”
- Italian: “Lago di Vegoritida”
- Macedonian: “Островско Езеро”
- Mingrelian: “ვეგორიტისი”
- Polish: “Wegoritida”
- Portuguese: “Lago Vegoritida”
- Russian: “Вегоритис”
- Serbian: “Островско језеро”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Vegoritida”
- Spanish: “Lago Vegorítida”
- Swedish: “Ostrovosjön”
- Turkish: “Vegoritida Gölü”
- Ukrainian: “Вегорітіс”
- Venetian: “lago de Vegoritida”
- Welsh: “Llyn Vegoritida”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Ágios Spyrídon and Farangi.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Límni Vegorítida and Nisída Arníssis.
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