Svitiaz ( uk, Сві́тязь; be, Свіцязь; pl, Świtaź; russian: Свитязь) is the deepest
lake
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in
Ukraine
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, with a maximum depth of 58.4 m. It is the second largest in the country. Svitiaz belongs to groups of
Shatsk's lakes, which are located in
Polissya
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(
Volyn region) in the utmost north-western corner of Ukraine, close to the borders with
Poland
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and
Belarus
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. The lake is part of
Shatsky National Natural Park
Shatsk National Natural Park ( uk, Шацький національний природний парк) is a national park of Ukraine which was established in 1983 and aimed to preserve, reconstitute and to use effectively Volyn Polissia natural c ...
(
Shatsk Raion
Shatsk Raion ( uk, Шацький район) was a raion in Volyn Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center was the urban-type settlement of Shatsk. The raion was abolished and its territory was merged into Kovel Raion on 18 July 202 ...
,
Volyn Oblast
Volyn Oblast ( uk, Воли́нська о́бласть, translit=Volýnsʹka óblastʹ; also referred to as Volyn or Lodomeria) is an oblast (province) in northwestern Ukraine. Its administrative centre is Lutsk. Kovel is the westernmost town ...
). In the middle of the lake there is an island of 7 hectares in size.
The lake occupies an area of 25.2 km², the average depth is 6.9 m., the transparency of water to 8 m. The length of the lake is 9.3 km. The biggest width is 8 km. Volume of the lake is 180 mill. km³. It is also very popular.
The lake warms in the summer and its clean water and sandy bottom makes it a very popular tourism site.
External links
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http://svityaz.org.ua - Official website of like Svityaz
Lakes of Shatsk
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