Chortarolimni ( el, Χορταρόλιμνη meaning "weed lake") is a lagoon located in the East of the island
Lemnos
Lemnos or Limnos ( el, Λήμνος; grc, Λῆμνος) is a Greek island in the northern Aegean Sea. Administratively the island forms a separate municipality within the Lemnos regional unit, which is part of the North Aegean region. The p ...
,
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. Nearby villages includes
Kalliopi to the north, Roussopouli to the southwest and
Romano
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to the west. The area is 2.30 km². The lagoon is dry during the summer months.
The lake was once known as Mylou Lake (1738 Pococke) and Komi Lake (1858 Conze). Together with
Alyki near
Kontopouli
Kontopouli ( el, Κοντοπούλι) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Moudros in the northeastern part of the island of Lemnos, Greece. In 2011 its population was 623 for the village and 634 for the community, which includes ...
and a third small lake Asprolimni, it forms a great ecosystem, where many migrating birds spend the winter.
Lakes of Greece
Lemnos
Landforms of the North Aegean
Landforms of Lemnos (regional unit)
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