Lake Gkistova
View of lake Gkistova in the winter
Location of Lake Gkistova in Greece.
Location of Lake Gkistova in Greece.
Lake Gkistova
LocationGramos mountain
Coordinates40°21′53″N 20°47′26″E / 40.3646°N 20.7905°E / 40.3646; 20.7905
Lake typeAlpine lake
Basin countriesAlbania, Greece
Surface elevation2,350 m (7,710 ft)

Lake Gistova, also known as Lake Gkistova (Albanian: Liqeni i Gramozit, Greek: Λίμνη Γκιστόβα), is an alpine lake on the Albania-Greece border.[1] It is the highest lake in Greece.[2] It is located at an elevation of about 2,350 metres (7,710 ft), on the Gramos mountain.[3] The nearest village is Gramos in Greece. The last years the lake through social media and websites took more attention and more people come to visit it.[4]

References

  1. Bledzki, Leszek (2016). Freshwater Crustacean Zooplankton of Europe: Cladocera & Copepoda (Calanoida, Cyclopoida) Key to species identification, with notes on ecology, distribution, methods and introduction to data analysis. Springer. p. 886.
  2. "Mastorochoria: The Ultimate Greek Winter Getaway". athens-express.gr. 2020-11-25. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
  3. "Δρακόλιμνη Γράμμου (Γκιστόβα) (2350μ)". www.konitsa.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-01-09.
  4. "Η ΔΡΑΚΟΛΙΜΝΗ ΤΟΥ ΓΡΑΜΜΟΥ (ΓΚΙΣΤΟΒΑ) ΣΤΑ 2.350 ΜΕΤΡΑ". OlaDeka (in Greek). 2018-06-11. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
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