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Albania · North Macedonia

Lake Ohrid

Tectonic · natural

358 square kilometresarea
693 metres above sea levelelevation
289 metresmax. depth
CampingFishingSwimming

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Albania · North Macedonia

Lake Ohrid

Tectonic · natural

358 square kilometresarea
693 metres above sea levelelevation
289 metresmax. depth
CampingFishingSwimming
Photo: Whitepixels · CC0

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Veliko Plivsko jezero

Dam-regulated, Karst · natural, regulated

1.3 square kilometresarea
425 metres above sea levelelevation
36 metresmax. depth
BoatingCampingFishing
Photo: Dnik · CC BY-SA 3.0

Croatia · Dalmatia

Vransko jezero (Dalmatia)

Karst · natural

31.12 square kilometresarea
0.82 metres above sea levelelevation
4.4 metresmax. depth
BoatingCampingFishing

Greece · North Macedonia

Lake Dojran

Karst, Tectonic · natural

40 square kilometresarea
144 metres above sea levelelevation
10 metresmax. depth
CampingSwimming

North Macedonia

Lake Mavrovo

Reservoir · artificial

13.5 square kilometresarea
1,220 metres above sea levelelevation
49 metresmax. depth
BoatingFishingSwimming

Serbia

Srebrno jezero

Dam-regulated, Fluvial (oxbow) · natural, regulated

4 square kilometresarea
70 metres above sea levelelevation
BoatingCampingSwimming

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Kaneo Beach

A small pebble beach in Kaneo, the old fishing quarter of Ohrid, below the cliff with the Church of St John at Kaneo. In summer it is one of the favourite places in town for a swim, with clear water…

Lake Ohrid
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