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Lake in Volyn Oblast, Ukraine From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Svitiaz (Ukrainian: Світязь, [ˈsʲʋʲitʲɐzʲ]; Belarusian: Свіцязь; Polish: Świtaź; Russian: Свитязь) is a lake in the Ukrainian oblast of Volyn. It is the deepest and second largest lake in Ukraine, with a maximum depth of 58.4 meters and an area of 25.2 km2, and is a popular tourist site in the summer. The lake is one of the Shatsk Lakes of the Shatsk National Natural Park, located in the Kovel Raion of northwestern Ukraine.
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Location | Shatsk National Natural Park, Kovel Raion, Volyn Oblast |
Group | Shatsky Lakes |
Coordinates | 51°30′N 23°46′E |
Basin countries | Ukraine |
Max. length | 9.3 km (5.8 mi) |
Max. width | 8 km (5.0 mi) |
Surface area | 25.2 km2 (9.7 sq mi) |
Average depth | 6.9 m (23 ft) |
Max. depth | 58.4 m (192 ft) |
Water volume | 180×10 6 m3 (150,000 acre⋅ft) |
Islands | 1 (7 ha or 17 acres) |
The lake has a length of 9.3 km, a maximum width of 8 km, a volume of 0.185 km3, and an average depth of 6.9 meters, with an island in the middle with an area of 7 hectares.
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