Lake Ohrid
lake in North Macedonia and Albania
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Summary
Lake Ohrid is a lake[1]. It ranks in the top 0.46% of lake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,149 views/month, #25 of 5,436).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: North Macedonia[3], Albania[4]
- Instance of: ancient lake[5]
- Inflows: Sateska[6]
- Outflows: Drin[7]
- Basin country: North Macedonia[8], Albania[9]
- Part of: Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region[10]
- Commons category: Lake Ohrid[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Lake Ohrid[12]
- Length: 30.4 km[13]
- Elevation above sea level: 695 m[14]
- Area: 349 km²[15]
- Width: 14.8 km[16]
- Watershed area: 1414 km²[17]
- Volume as quantity: 55,400 cubic hectometre[18]
- Residence time of water: 70 years[19]
- Vertical depth: 288.70 m[20]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Lake Ohrid include Ohrid Lacus[21], a lacus[22].
Why It Matters
Lake Ohrid has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]