🌊 Madatapa Lake

Georgia · Europe · 2,108 m · 41.18°N, 43.78°E

Madatapa Lake is a lake in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region of southeastern Georgia, near the border with Armenia, north of Bavra. Covering an area of 885 hectares at an elevation of 2,108 m (6,916 ft), the lake is noted for its Paravan race of common carp and has been considered as a commercial fishing production site. It is found in one of the most earthquake-prone areas of the Caucasus. A shallow lake, it, along with Khanchali Lake, is one of the most important in the country for breeding and staging waterbirds, including the endangered Dalmatian pelican. Since 2020 it has been designated as a protected Ramsar site.

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Quick facts

Country	Georgia
Continent / region	Europe
Surface elevation	2,108 m above sea level
Coordinates (approx.)	41.18°N, 43.78°E · view on map

Madatapa Lake sits at 2,108 m in Georgia, in Europe. The full story of this lake is described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

More lakes in Georgia

Paravani Lake · Khanchali Lake · Turtle Lake (Tbilisi) · Ertso Lake · Saghamo Lake · Lake Smaller Ritsa · Bateti Lake · Lake Ritsa · Keli Lake · Lake Amtkeli.

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