Korission Lagoon
| Korission Lagoon | |
|---|---|
 Lake Korission | |
  Korission Lagoon | |
| Location | Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greece |
| Coordinates | 39°26′46″N 19°54′25″E / 39.44611°N 19.90694°E |
Korission Lagoon is a coastal lagoon located in the southern part of the Greek island of Corfu, in the Ionian Sea. It is located near the village of Agios Mattheos and is separated from the sea by Chalikouna Beach.[1] It has a surface area of 427 ha (approx. 1 050 acres)[2] and it drains into the sea through a channel which bisects Chalikouna Beach.[1] The lagoon was created by the sand dunes that cut the lake's basin off from the sea between 140,000 and 250,000 years ago.[1]
Korission Lagoon and its environs are protected by the
Korission Lagoon and the land around it have been subjected to archaeological excavations. Early finds included part of the lower jaw of a hippopotamus, among smaller bones, and a worked stone from the Paleolithic. The stone confirmed human presence around the waterbody in the Paleolithic. Subsequent excavations discovered more bones and artifacts.[5]
References
- ^ a b c "Lake of Korission in Corfu and its protected wetland". Atcorfu.com. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ a b c "LIMNOTHALASSA KORISSION (KERKYRA) (GR2230002)". Natura 2000. European Environment Agency. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ "Lake Korission". Terrabook. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ Jasna Vukib; Marcelo Kovacib; Stamatis Zogaris & Radek Šanda (2016). "Rediscovery of Knipowitschia goerneri and its molecular relationships with other European northern Mediterranean Knipowitschia species (Teleostei: Gobiidae)". Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters. 26 (4): 363–372. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ "CORFU - PALIAVLAKO - 2002". Archaeology in Greece Online. Retrieved 29 July 2023.