Lac de Nino
Lac de Nino | ||
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Lac de Nino | ||
Geographical location | Haute-Corse , Corsica , France | |
Tributaries | Tavignano | |
Drain | Tavignano | |
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Coordinates | 42 ° 15 '20 " N , 8 ° 56' 25" E | |
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Altitude above sea level | 1743 m | |
surface | 6.5 ha | |
length | 425 m | |
width | 250 m | |
Maximum depth | 12 m |
The Lac de Nino (Corsican Lavu di Ninu ) is a lake in Corsica in the Corsica Regional Nature Park ( Haute-Corse department ) in the municipality of Corte . With the north bank it borders on the municipality of Casamaccioli . It is located on the high plateau du Camputile on the GR 20 long-distance hiking trail . It can be reached on foot in just under two hours from the D 84 state road. The starting point is the forester's house Popaghja at an altitude of 1120 m , which is halfway between the Niolu villages and the pass over the Col de Vergio .
geography
The mountain lake at 1743 m above sea level has an area of 6.5 ha and a maximum depth of 11 m. It is frozen over five to six months a year and forms the spring collecting basin of the river Tavignano .
The Lac de Nino is of glacial origin and surrounded by ancient moraines . A fen with meandering meltwater inflows surrounds the northern part of the lake. There are spawning herbs and fever clover plants .
literature
- Julia Kühling, Karen Nölle-Fischer: MARCO POLO travel guide Corsica: Travel with insider tips. With travel atlas and French phrase book . 11th updated edition. MAIRDUMONT, Ostfildern 2008, ISBN 978-3-8297-0460-1 .