Pomorie lake

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Pomorie lake
Lake Pomorie 2010.jpg
Geographical location Bulgaria
Data
Coordinates 42 ° 34 ′ 50 "  N , 27 ° 37 ′ 30"  E Coordinates: 42 ° 34 ′ 50 "  N , 27 ° 37 ′ 30"  E
Pomorie Lake (Bulgaria)
Pomorie lake
surface 7 - 8.5 km²dep1
length 6.7 kmdep1
width 1.8 - 2 kmdep1
Maximum depth 1.4 m
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Lake Pomorie is a lagoon and is located near the eponymous lake in the 4th century BC. Founded town of Pomorie on the Pomorie Peninsula on the Black Sea in Bulgaria . It is part of the Burgas wetland and a nature reserve . The lake is part of the Burgasseen lake landscape .

The lakes are separated from the sea by a natural spit and an artificial dam. Only in the southern part is there a channel to the sea, through which the salt water inlet is regulated.

The lagoon is approx. 7 - 8.5 km², 6.7 km long, 1.8 - 2 km wide and up to 1.4 m deep. The salt content is on average 6 - 8%. Salt and mud are extracted in the lagoon.

Many endangered bird species overwinter in the lagoon , using the east north-south migration route for migratory birds , the Via Pontica . There are several bird watching spots in the nature reserve, which are freely accessible.

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  • Lake Pomorie 09-2011.jpg

  • Sign board

  • Map of the lakes around the city of Burgas

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