Siutghiol () is a

lagoon A lagoon is a shallow body of water separated from a larger body of water by a narrow landform, such as reefs, barrier islands, barrier peninsulas, or isthmuses. Lagoons are commonly divided into ''coastal lagoons'' (or ''barrier lagoons'') a ...

on the shores of the

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, in

Constanța County Constanța () is a county ( județ) of Romania on the border with Bulgaria, in the Dobruja region. Its capital city is also named Constanța. Demographics In 2011, it had a population of 684,082 and the population density was 96/km2. The deg ...

Northern Dobruja Northern Dobruja ( ro, Dobrogea de Nord or simply ; bg, Северна Добруджа, ''Severna Dobrudzha'') is the part of Dobruja within the borders of Romania. It lies between the lower Danube river and the Black Sea, bordered in the south ...

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. It has a length of and a width of ; it extends over and has a maximum depth of .

Ovidiu Island Ovidiu Island ( ro, Insula Ovidiu) is a small island located in Siutghiol Lake, west of the Black Sea. The island is part of Constanța County, Dobruja, Romania. It is located off the coast, being close to the city of Ovidiu and the resort of ...

is a small island on the west side of the lake, from the town of

Ovidiu Ovidiu (, historical name: ''Canara'', tr, Kanara) is a town situated a few kilometres north of Constanța in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. Ovidiu is quite small, with a population of around 12,000, and many wealthy inhabitants o ...

. On the east side of the lake is the resort town of

Mamaia Mamaia () is a resort on the Romanian Black Sea shore and a district of Constanța. Considered to be Romania's most popular resort,Robert Reid, Leif Pettersen, ''Romania & Moldova'', Lonely Planet, 2007, p. 294 Mamaia is situated immediately nort ...

, which lies on a strip of land in length and only in width, between the Black Sea and Lake Siutghiol. Insula ovidiu

Etymology

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

References

Lakes of Constanța County Saline lakes of Europe Lagoons of Romania Important Bird Areas of Romania {{Constanţa-geo-stub