Vransko_jezero_Nature_Park

Lake Vrana (Dalmatia)

Lake Vrana (Dalmatia)

Lake in Zadar County and Šibenik-Knin County, Croatia


Lake Vrana (Croatian: Vransko jezero) is the largest lake in Croatia. It is a designated nature park (park prirode), a legislatively protected nature reserve. It is located in the region of Dalmatia, straddling the border of Zadar and Šibenik-Knin counties, in close proximity to towns and municipalities of Benkovac, Pirovac, Pakoštane, Stankovci and Tisno.[2]

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Ornithological park

Description

The area of the lake is 30.7 square kilometres (11.9 sq mi), the elevation of its surface above sea level is only 0.1 metres (0.33 ft), while its maximum depth is 4 metres (13 ft).[2]

The lake is in a karst valley filled with water and is a rare example cryptodepression. The dominant feature of the park is a special ornithological reserve, an almost untouched natural habitat of birds, a rare wetland systems, full of high biodiversity and an outstanding scientific and ecological value. The lake provides an ample amount of fish for fishing enthusiasts.

See also


References

  1. "Vransko Lake". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. "Geographical and meteorological data" (PDF). Statistical Yearbook. Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2009. Retrieved 2011-09-19.

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