Sinanishko Lake

The Sinanishko Lake (Bulgarian: Синанишко езеро) is a glacial lake in the Pirin mountain range, southwestern Bulgaria, situated about 700 m to the north–northeast of the summit of Sinanitsa (2,516 m) in the small Sinanitsa cirque at an altitude of 2,181 m.[1][2][3] Reaching depth of 11.5 m, it is among the ten deepest lakes in the mountain range. It has an elongated shape with maximum length of 175 m and a width of 80 m. The surface area is 10,100 m2.[4] Its waters pour out under the ground and they appear on the surface 120 m away from the lake and form the beginning of the river Sinanishka, a left tributary of the Vlahina reka of the Struma river basin.[1][4] Close to its northern shores is located the Sinanitsa refuge.

Sinanishko Lake
Sinanishko Lake is located in Bulgaria
Sinanishko Lake
Sinanishko Lake
LocationPirin
Coordinates41°43′53″N 23°21′43″E
Primary outflowsunderground
Basin countriesBulgaria
Max. length175 m (574 ft)
Max. width80 m (260 ft)
Surface area10,100 m2 (109,000 sq ft)
Max. depth11.5 m (38 ft)
Surface elevation2,181 m (7,156 ft)

Citations

  1. Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria 1980, p. 440
  2. "Park "Sinanitsa"". BG Guide. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  3. "Sinanitza : Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering : SummitPost". www.summitpost.org. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  4. Dushkov 1972, p. 154

References

  • Мичев (Michev), Николай (Nikolay); Михайлов (Mihaylov), Цветко (Tsvetko); Вапцаров (Vaptsarov), Иван (Ivan); Кираджиев (Kiradzhiev), Светлин (Svetlin) (1980). Географски речник на България [Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria] (in Bulgarian). София (Sofia): Наука и култура (Nauka i kultura).
  • Душков (Dushkov), Добри (Dobri) (1972). Пирин. Туристически речник [Pirin. Tourist Dictionary] (in Bulgarian). София (Sofia): Наука и култура (Nauka i kultura).
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