Étang de Lers

Coordinates: 42°48′27″N 1°22′40″E / 42.80750°N 1.37778°E / 42.80750; 1.37778
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Étang de Lers
Étang de Lers is located in France
Étang de Lers
Étang de Lers
Coordinates42°48′27″N 1°22′40″E / 42.80750°N 1.37778°E / 42.80750; 1.37778
Lake typeNatural
Surface elevation1,264 m (4,147 ft)

Étang de Lers or Lake of Lers is a natural lake in the Ariège department (France).

Geology

A Lherzolite from Lers.

Lherzolite, an ultramafic rock, has its type locality at Étang de Lers. The name is derived from the old spelling "Étang de Lherz".[1]

References

  1. ^ Rogers, Nick; Stephen Blake; Kevin Burton; Mike Widdowson; Ian Parkinson; Nigel Harris (2008). An introduction to our dynamic planet (Co-published ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0521494243.