Estany Pudent
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| Estany Pudent | ||
| Geographical location | Formentera | |
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| Coordinates | 38 ° 44 ′ 0 ″ N , 1 ° 26 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| surface | 3.4 km² | |
| length | 2.3 km | |
| width | 1.5 km | |
The Estany Pudent (stinking lake = Catalan) is the largest lake on to Spain belonging to the Balearic island of Formentera . It is about 2300 meters long and 1500 meters wide and has a surface of about 340 hectares .
The lake is quite shallow, its greatest depth is only a few meters.
In the northwest is the port of Sa Savina and in the southeast is Es Pujols , the most important seaside resort on the island.
At the north-easternmost point of the lake are the salt pans that are still in use today and are now under nature protection due to their wealth of animal and plant species.
See also
- Ses Salines (Ibiza) with map of the nature reserve