Butrint Lagoon (Albanian: Laguna e Butrintit) is a salt lagoon south of Saranda, Albania, located in direct proximity of the Ionian Sea. It is surrounded by dense forested hills, rocky coast and complemented by saltwater and freshwater marshlands. The lake has a length of 7.1 km (4.4 mi) and a width of 3.3 km (2.1 mi), with a surface area of 16 km2 (6.18 sq mi).[2] The maximum depth of the lake is 24.4 m (80 ft).[3] At the south, the Vivari Channel connects the lagoon to the sea.
^Ramsar Convention. "Information Sheet on Ramsar Wetlands (Ris): Butrint (Albania)" (PDF). rsis.ramsar.org. p. 3.
^Ramsar Convention. "Information Sheet on Ramsar Wetlands (Ris): Butrint (Albania)" (PDF). rsis.ramsar.org. p. 3.
^"Natural and human-induced environmental change in southern Albania for the last 300 years — Constraints from the Lake Butrint sedimentary record" (PDF). limnogeology.ethz.ch. p. 3. Lake Butrint has an area of ~1600 ha and a mean water depth of 11.4 m, with a maximum of 21.4 m.
ButrintLagoon (Albanian: Laguna e Butrintit) is a salt lagoon south of Saranda, Albania, located in direct proximity of the Ionian Sea. It is surrounded...
animals and plants. Its mandate includes the protection of the lake and lagoon of Butrint, the natural channel of Vivari, the islands of Ksamil and as well...
entire town as well as the islands of Ksamil, Corfu Island and the ButrintLagoon. Porto Palermo Castle located a few kilometers south of Himarë in southern...
the Butrint National Park. Butrinti Butrint National Park Venetian Acropolis Castle Venetian Triangular Castle Lake Butrint Lakes of Albania & Lagoons of...
classified as follows: 4 tectonic, 134 proglacial, 94 karst and 15 oxbow. Lagoons are present along the coastal region, covering an area of 150 km2 (58 sq mi)...
freshwater Lake Butrint as well as the direct proximity to the Mediterranean Sea. The combination of history, culture and environment makes Butrint a unique...
Marine Park. Further southward lies Butrint National Park, occupying a peninsula surrounded by the Lake of Butrint and the Channel of Vivari. In the west...
bays and sandy beaches. Some notable bays along the coast include Ftelie, Butrint, Saranda, Kakome, Borsh, Porto Palermo, Spile, Jal and Bristan (Arushë)...
addition, Albania is home to two Ramsar wetland reserves: Karavasta Lagoon, and Butrint. Neither Bosnia–Herzegovina nor Montenegro have or plan to establish...
July 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2011. "Korafi hills and Cape Stillo". butrint.org. Archived from the original on 2014-07-29. Retrieved 2017-07-17. Portal:...
Another significant lagoons are the lagoons of Patoku, Narta, Kunë-Vain and Butrint. The proximity to the Mediterranean Sea and the convergence of exceptional...
wetland complex of Butrint, Karavasta and Narta represents one of the most important coastal wetland sites of Albania. The lagoons are separated from...
fishing occurs on Lake Butrint, Lake Shkodër, Lake Ohrid, Lake Prespa as well as in Karavasta Lagoon, Narta Lagoon and Patos Lagoon. The country's coast...
but also from the Lake Butrint, Lake Shkodër, Lake Ohrid, Lake Prespa as well as Karavasta Lagoon, Narta Lagoon and Patos Lagoon. Fresh fish is served...
Area (ha) Area (acre) Albanian Prespa Lakes 15,119 37,360 Butrint 13,500 33,000 Karavasta Lagoon 20,000 49,000 Lake Shkodra and River Buna 49,562 122,470...
Narta area, while in other areas with even greater potential, such as the Butrint area, due to the lack of modern fishing boats or other equipment, this...
just south of Elbasan – E86 at Libonik SH72 Lushnjë–Berat SH81 Sarandë–Butrint: Superstradë Sarandë–Qafë Botë GR: Superstradë Bajram Curri–Margegaj: Superstradë...
and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor, Plitvice Lakes National Park and Butrint) were previously listed. Possible danger listing has been considered by...
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Bulgarian Fir in the Balkans. Other large national parks includes the Butrint National Park, Karaburun-Sazan National Marine Park, Divjaka-Karavasta...
islands of Corfu and Paxos, as well as the former Venetian settlements of Butrint and Parga situated in Epirus. The second department was formed by the islands...
ISBN 978-3-11-071868-3. Hernandez, David R. (2010). Excavations of the Roman Forum at Butrint (2004-2007): The Archaeology of a Hellenistic and Roman Port in Epirus...
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