Lake Plav ( cnr, Плавско језеро, Plavsko jezero; sq, Liqeni i Plavës) is a lake in
Plav municipality, in northeastern
Montenegro
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It is a glacial lake located between the Accursed Mountains
The Accursed Mountains ( sq, Bjeshkët e Nemuna; sh-Cyrl-Latn, Проклетије, Prokletije, ; both translated as "Cursed Mountains"), also known as the Albanian Alps ( sq, Alpet Shqiptare), are a mountain group in the western part of the ...
and Visitor mountain ranges at an altitude of above sea level, and extends north–south for some . Its average width is , and its maximum depth is .
It is the largest glacial lake in Montenegro
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, and is also the best-known tourist attraction in the area.
The whole Plav region nestles at the foot of the towering Accursed Mountains
The Accursed Mountains ( sq, Bjeshkët e Nemuna; sh-Cyrl-Latn, Проклетије, Prokletije, ; both translated as "Cursed Mountains"), also known as the Albanian Alps ( sq, Alpet Shqiptare), are a mountain group in the western part of the ...
range and rests on the banks of Lake Plav. The lake itself stretches from north to south for nearly a mile.
The lake itself is full of limestone caverns and there are many springs where water gushes forth from the earth.
References
Lake Plav and Ali-Pashas Springs
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Accursed Mountains
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