Deniz Lake
Büyük Deniz Gölü or Lake Big Peshevit, is a glacial lake in Yusufeli district of Artvin Province in Turkey.Photo: Jean & Nathalie, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in Turkey
- Also known as: “Deniz Gölü”, “Denizgölü”, and “Peshevit”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Kaçkar.
Mount Kaçkar
Peak
Photo: Wikimol, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Mount Kaçkar, with an elevation of 3,937 meters, is the highest peak in the Kaçkar Mountains. The mountain may be climbed by the northeast ridge route beginning from the village Yukarı Kavrun.
Deniz Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: Yusufeli İlçesi, Artvin Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.8177° or 40° 49′ 4″ northLongitude
41.1602° or 41° 9′ 37″ eastElevation
3,385 metres (11,106 feet)Open location code
8HG3R596+33OpenStreetMap ID
way 29188419OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeWikidata ID
Q61076554
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Satellite Map
Discover Deniz Lake from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Georgian to Turkish—“Deniz Lake” goes by many names.
- Georgian: “დენიზის ტბა”
- Panjabi: “ਡੇਨੀਜ਼ ਝੀਲ”
- Persian: “دریاچه دنیز”
- Turkish: “Büyük Deniz Gölü”
- Turkish: “Deniz Gölü”
- Turkish: “Peshevit”
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