🌊 Pikrolimni (lake)

Greece · Europe · 50 m · 40.83°N, 22.81°E

Lake Pikrolimni is an endorheic, alkaline salt lake in Kilkis prefecture, Greece. It is located on the border of the Kilkis and Thessaloniki regional units, about 40 km northwest of Thessaloniki. The lake is hypersaline, has rather shallow waters (0.5–0.7 m) and a shoreline of about 8.5 km. The water surface area shows significant seasonal variation (3.2–4.5 km2) due to evaporation in the summer months, with an average value of 3.7 km2.

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Quick facts

Country	Greece
Continent / region	Europe
Surface elevation	50 m above sea level
Coordinates (approx.)	40.83°N, 22.81°E · view on map

Pikrolimni (lake) sits at 50 m in Greece, in Europe. The full story of this lake is described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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