Lake Gistova
Alpine lake in Gramos mountain
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Lake Gistova (Greek: Λίμνη Γκιστόβα; Albanian: Liqeni i Gistovës or Gramozit), also known as Drakolimni (Δρακολίμνη, similar to other lakes in northwestern Greece),[1] is a small lake located in Greece alongside the Greek-Albanian border.[2] It is the highest alpine lake in Greece,[note 1] and one of the highest in the Balkans.[1][5] It is located at an elevation of about 2,365 metres (7,759 ft), on the Gramos mountain, and has a regular elliptical shape. The maximum depth is around 4 m. The lake gets the water from the melting of ice-snow in a caldera on the tip of a pike of the mountain complex, and it is free of ice for about four months of the year.[2] The newt species Ichthyosaura alpestris veluchiensis inhabits the lake.[1]
| Lake Gistova | |
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View of lake Gistova in the winter | |
  Lake Gistova Location within Greece | |
 Interactive map of Lake Gistova | |
| Location | Gramos mountain |
| Coordinates | 40.3646°N 20.7905°E |
| Lake type | Alpine lake |
| Basin countries | Greece |
Surface elevation | 2,365 m (7,759 ft) |