Lake Mamry
Lake Mamry | |
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Location | Masurian Lake District |
Coordinates | 54°6′47″N 21°42′2.1″E / 54.11306°N 21.700583°E |
Type | Glacial lake |
Primary outflows | Angrapa |
Basin countries | Poland |
Surface area | 104 km2 (40 sq mi) |
Max. depth | 44 m (144 ft) |
Surface elevation | 116 metres (381 ft) |
Islands | 33 (7 in Mamry proper) |
Mamry (
It actually comprises six connected lakes: Mamry, Kirsajty, Kisajno, Dargin, Święcajty and Dobskie.
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Lake Mamry is a popular tourist destination. It is connected to the Pregolya and the Baltic Sea by the disused Masurian Canal.[3] The largest town on the lake shore is Giżycko.
The lake bottom is diversified, with numerous depressions and shallows, while the northern part is considerably deeper, and the bottom is overgrown with raised vegetation and underwater meadows with horsetails. The shores of the lake are mostly low and marshy, partly overgrown with forest.
History
In the past, the lakes of the Mamry complex formed separate bodies of water connected by streams. The water level in the lakes rose in the 16th–17th centuries by several meters. The following factors contributed to the rise of the water level in the Mamry complex: the dam on the
References
- ^ NadJezioro (2019-09-16). "Mamry Lake - The Land of the Great Masurian Lakes". Jeziora Polski. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
- S2CID 86276672.
- ISSN 1642-5952.