Wigry

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Wigry
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Lake Wigry
Geographical location Podlaskie , Poland
Tributaries Czarna Hańcza
Drain Czarna Hańcza
Data
Coordinates 54 ° 2 '12 "  N , 23 ° 5' 54"  E Coordinates: 54 ° 2 '12 "  N , 23 ° 5' 54"  E
Wigry (Podlachia)
Wigry
surface 21.7 km²dep1
length 17.6 kmdep1
width 2.75 kmdep1
Maximum depth 73 m
Middle deep 15.4 m
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Camaldolese monastery on the lake

The Wigry is a lake in the Podlaskie Voivodeship in north-eastern Poland . Geographically it belongs to the western part of the Lithuanian Lake District . With an area of ​​21.7 km², it is the largest body of water in the Wigry National Park, founded in 1989 . It is surrounded by more than 40 smaller lakes. The main inflow and outflow is the Czarna Hańcza River . The bank is mainly overgrown with spruce and pine ; But there are also oaks , linden trees , alders , larches , birches and ash trees .

proof

  • Włodzimierz Łęcki (Ed.): Canon Krajoznawczy Polski. Verlag Wydawnictwo PTTK “Kraj”, 2000. ISBN 83-7005-429-3 .
  • M. Ambrosiewicz, W. Malinowska, M. Osewski, L. Wesołowska, Z. Zaborowski: Ścieżka edukacyjna "JEZIORA". Przewodnik. Krzywe: Wigierski Park Narodowy, 2001. ISBN 83-88344-24-2 .
  • L. Trząski: Perły natury. Kielce: Wydawnictwo Videograf II, 2005.

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