Lake Sinoe

Lake Sinoe is a lagoon in Northern Dobruja, Romania, close to the Black Sea. Its name derives from Slavic (Blue Lake). The ruins of the ancient Greek colony of Histria are located on the lake shore.

Sinoe
Sinoe Lake, Constanța County, Romania
Sinoe
Location	Northern Dobruja
Coordinates	44°35′00″N 28°50′00″E
Type	lagoon, brackish
Basin countries	Romania
Surface area	135.6 km2 (52.4 sq mi)
Max. depth	1.6 m (5 ft 3 in)
Surface elevation	0 m (0 ft)

See also

• Sinoe oil field located on the continental shelf of the Black Sea, discovered in 1991 and developed by Petrom.
• Sinoê an Arcadian nymph associated with the Roman deity Pan

External links

• Map
• Razim-Sinoe^{[permanent dead link]} "Biosphere Roadmap" poster from Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) international centre for geoscience research and consulting
• Razim-Sinoe Case Study^{[permanent dead link]} complete 48-page report from Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) international centre for geoscience research consultants on the Danube Delta Reserve^{[permanent dead link]}