Lake Šas (; ) is a
lake
A lake is often a naturally occurring, relatively large and fixed body of water on or near the Earth's surface. It is localized in a basin or interconnected basins surrounded by dry land. Lakes lie completely on land and are separate from ...
located north-east of
Ulcinj
Ulcinj () is a town in the Coastal Montenegro, Coastal region of Montenegro and the capital of Ulcinj Municipality. It has an urban population of 11,488.
As one of the oldest settlements in the Adriatic Sea, Adriatic coast, it was founded in 5th ...
, near the village of
Šas, in
Montenegro
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. It is bordered geographically by
Briska Gora (Mali i Brisë) to the southwest, Fraskanjelsko Polje (Këneta e Fraskanjellit) to the east, Ambulsko Brdo (Mali i Amullit) and Šasko Brdo (Mali i Shasit) to the northeast and the
Brisko Polje (Fusha e Brisë) to the northwest. Geopolitically,
Briska Gora lies to the southwest of Lake Šas,
Fraskanjel lies to the east and
Ambula and
Šas to the northeast. The area of this lake is 5.5 km
2, it is 3.2 km long and 1.5 km wide. The max depth is 7.8 m. The shore of the lake is about 8.6 km.
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It is also known as ''Little Lake Skadar'' because it has the same flora and fauna as Lake Skadar
Lake Skadar or Lake Scutari (, ; cnr-Cyrl-Latn, Скадарско језеро, Skadarsko jezero, )also called Lake Shkodra (and ''Lake Shkodër'')lies on the border of Albania and Montenegro, and is the largest lake in Southern Europe. It is n ...
, which is much larger in size than Lake Šas. In warmer months, the lake is populated with large numbers of different bird species.
Fauna
List of bird species that have been found in Lake Šas:
* '' Pelecanus crispus''
* '' Podiceps cristatus''
* '' Tachybaptus ruficollis''
* '' Microcarbo pygmeus''
* '' Egretta garzetta''
* '' Ardeola ralloides''
* '' Platalea leucorodia''
* '' Botaurus stellaris''
* ''Anas platyrhynchos
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* '' Larus cachinnans''
* '' Sterna caspia''
* '' Fulica atra''
References
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Ulcinj Municipality
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