Lake Paliastomi
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Lake Paliastomi | |
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Coordinates | 42°7′30″N 41°43′47″E / 42.12500°N 41.72972°E |
Basin countries | Georgia |
Surface area | 17.3 km2 (6.7 sq mi) |
Average depth | 2.6 m (8 ft 6 in) |
Max. depth | 6 m (20 ft) |
Frozen | rarely |
Settlements | Poti |
Lake Paliastomi (Georgian: პალიასტომი, also transliterated as Palaeostomi, ″ancient mouth / outlet″ in greek[1]) is a small lake near the city of Poti, Georgia, connected to the Black Sea by a narrow channel. Its surface area is 17.3 km2 and the mean depth is 2.6 m. Some ancient pieces of Colchis have been found near and in the lake by archaeologists. It is also an important fishery site.
The lake is included within the boundaries of the Kolkheti National Park.[2]
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Paliastomi.
- ^ Haberman, Iu.Kh., ″Characteristics of Lake Palaeostomi″ from the journal Agris, FAO, Hydrobiologilised urimysed = Hidrobiologicheskoe issledovaniya 1982, ISSN : 0424-6489, [1].
- ^ Kolkheti National Park
External links
- Underwater archaeology in Lake Paliastomi
- Global Nature Fund website
- Improving management of Lake Paliastomi through integration Archived 2006-08-29 at the Wayback Machine
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