Lake Varna
Lake Varna | |
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Provadiyska | |
Primary outflows | Black Sea |
Basin countries | Bulgaria |
Surface area | 19 km2 (7.3 sq mi) |
Max. depth | 19 m (62 ft) |
Water volume | 165×10 6 m3 (134,000 acre⋅ft) |
Surface elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Lake Varna (Bulgarian: Варненско езеро, Varnensko ezero) is the largest by volume and deepest liman or lake along the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast, divided from the sea by a 2 km-wide strip of sand and having an area of 19 km2, maximal depth 19 m, and a volume of 166 million m3.
The lake has an elongated shape, its south shores are high, steep and wooded, and the north slant. Lake Varna was formed in a river valley by the raising of sea level near the end of the
Until the 20th century, fresh water from the lake emptied into the
In 1976, when a new 12 m-deep canal crossed by the
The Varna Necropolis, where the oldest gold treasure in the world was found, is located near the north shore, while the city of Varna is situated at the lake's eastern extremity. Also along the north shore are the villages of Kazashko and Ezerovo, and the villages of Zvezditsa and Konstantinovo overlook the lake from the southern heights.
References
- "Grad Varna — Varnensko ezero" (in Bulgarian). Varna.info.bg. Retrieved 2007-04-09.