Lake Osveya

Lake in Vitebsk Region, Belarus From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Lake Osveya or Lake Osveyskoye (Belarusian: Асвейскае возера, also spelled Асьвейскае возера; Russian: озеро Осве́я or Осве́йское озеро) is a large freshwater lake in the Vitebsk Region, in northern Belarus, near the borders with Latvia and Russia. It has an area of 52.8 km2 (20 sq mi), making it the second largest lake in the country.[1][2] The most extreme northern point in Belarus is situated only a few minutes further north of the lake.[3]

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Lake Osveya
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Lake Osveya
LocationBelarus
Coordinates56°02′N 28°10′E
Lake typefreshwater
Catchment area259 km2 (100 sq mi)
Surface area52.8 km2 (20.4 sq mi)[1]
Average depth2 m (6.6 ft)[1]
Max. depth7.5 m (25 ft)[1]
Shore length133.4 km (20.8 mi)
Surface elevation129.8 m (426 ft)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.
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