Lake Gistova (Gramos Mountain)
Albania /
Kolonje /
Erseke /
Gramos Mountain
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/ Erseke
World / Greece / Dytiki Makedonia
lake, ridge, interesting place, mountaineering
Lake Gistova (Greek: Λίμνη Γκιστόβα; Albanian: Liqeni i Gistovës), also known as Drakolimni (Δρακολίμνη; similar to other lakes in northwestern Greece),[1] is a small lake on the Greek-Albanian border.[2] It is the highest alpine lake in Greece,[3][4] and one of the highest in the Balkans.[1] It is located at an elevation of about 2,365 meters (7,759 ft), on the Gramos mountain, and has a regular elliptical shape. The maximum depth is around 4 m. The lake gets the water from the melting of ice-snow in a caldera on the tip of a pike of the mountain complex, and it is free of ice for about four months of the year.[2] The newt species Ichthyosaura alpestris veluchiensis inhabits the lake.
References
1) Papaioannou, Haritakis; Batistatou, Anna; Mavrogiorgou, Maria-Christina; Konidaris, Constantinos; Frillingos, Stathis; Briasoulis, Evangelos; Vareli, Katerina; Sainis, Ioannis (2015). "High incidence of dorsal dark spots in north-western Greek populations of alpine newts Ichthyosaura alpestris (Salamandridae, Caudata)". Herpetology Notes. 8: 589–590. ISSN 2071-5773.
2) Shehu, Muharrem; Serravalle, Francesca; Alfonso, Giuseppe; Moscatello, Salvatore; Belmonte, Genuario (2009). "The Alpine Lake Gistova (Mount Gramos, Albania-Greece Border) Biodiversity of an Isolated Microcosm". Thalassia Salentina. 32: 51, 53. doi:10.1285/i15910725v32p53. ISSN 1591-0725.
3) In accordance with the publications of the Albanian military topographic institute, as well as official maps, satellite images and surveys by the Organization and Functioning of the National Infrastructure of Geospatial Information of Albania, Lake Gistova is not included in the border delimitations of Albania. It is entirely located under the sovereignty of the Hellenic Republic.shop.geospatial.com/publication/38PCREFVGPMH4RPD0MSAVZH...
4) akpt.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=ff...
References
1) Papaioannou, Haritakis; Batistatou, Anna; Mavrogiorgou, Maria-Christina; Konidaris, Constantinos; Frillingos, Stathis; Briasoulis, Evangelos; Vareli, Katerina; Sainis, Ioannis (2015). "High incidence of dorsal dark spots in north-western Greek populations of alpine newts Ichthyosaura alpestris (Salamandridae, Caudata)". Herpetology Notes. 8: 589–590. ISSN 2071-5773.
2) Shehu, Muharrem; Serravalle, Francesca; Alfonso, Giuseppe; Moscatello, Salvatore; Belmonte, Genuario (2009). "The Alpine Lake Gistova (Mount Gramos, Albania-Greece Border) Biodiversity of an Isolated Microcosm". Thalassia Salentina. 32: 51, 53. doi:10.1285/i15910725v32p53. ISSN 1591-0725.
3) In accordance with the publications of the Albanian military topographic institute, as well as official maps, satellite images and surveys by the Organization and Functioning of the National Infrastructure of Geospatial Information of Albania, Lake Gistova is not included in the border delimitations of Albania. It is entirely located under the sovereignty of the Hellenic Republic.shop.geospatial.com/publication/38PCREFVGPMH4RPD0MSAVZH...
4) akpt.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=ff...
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Gistova
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Coordinates: 40°21'52"N 20°47'25"E
- Gramos 10 km
- Moglica Reservoir 48 km
- Small Prespa Lake 54 km
- Dofti Reservoir Lake 60 km
- Great Prespa Lake 72 km
- Banja Reservoir 91 km
- Thana Reservoir 100 km
- Kurjan Reservoir 100 km
- Seferan Lake 101 km
- Kasharaj Artificial Lake 111 km
- Maja e Vallamarës (2416 m) 0.7 km
- Μavri Petra - Mali i Mesit (2431m) 3.6 km
- Boulogiannis Summit (2251m) 5.6 km
- Porta Osman 8.2 km
- Νestorio Municipality 14 km
- Kolonjë District 16 km
- Devoll District 26 km
- Peripheral unit of Kastoria 32 km
- Korçë District 36 km
- Peripheral unit of Ioannina 59 km
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