Jump to content

Lake Siutghiol

Coordinates: 44°14′47″N 28°36′00″E / 44.24639°N 28.60000°E / 44.24639; 28.60000
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Magioladitis (talk | contribs) at 16:10, 4 September 2015 (clean up using AWB (11427)). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Siutghiol
Lake Siutghiol
LocationNorthern Dobruja
Coordinates44°14′47″N 28°36′00″E / 44.24639°N 28.60000°E / 44.24639; 28.60000
Basin countriesRomania
Surface area20 km²
Max. depth18 m

Siutghiol (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈsjut.ɡjol]) is a lagoon in Northern Dobruja, Romania. It extends over 20 km² and has a maximum depth of 18 m.

In winter, up to 90% of its surface may be covered by ice.

Etymology

The name of the lake comes from the Turkish Sütgöl, meaning "the milk lake".