Lake Ukiel (or Krzywe Lake - informal name) is a

lake A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...

which is located on Pojezierze Olsztyńskie, in the northwest part of

Olsztyn Olsztyn ( , ; german: Allenstein ; Old Prussian: ''Alnāsteini'' * Latin: ''Allenstenium'', ''Holstin'') is a city on the Łyna River in northern Poland. It is the capital of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, and is a city with county rights. ...

, between district Dajtki, Gutkowo and

Likusy Likusy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nidzica, within Nidzica County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north of Nidzica and south of the regional capital Olsztyn Olsztyn ( , ; germ ...

. * Lake's volume: 43 611,5 tys. m³ * Degree of purity: II (2004) * Category of susceptibility to degradation: II (2004) Ukiel is the biggest lake in Olsztyn. There are pensions, hotels and a municipal beach.

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