Lake Ohrid
| Lake Ohrid | |
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Lake Ohrid as seen from Ohrid
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Topographic map with Lake Ohrid to the left
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| Location | Albania–Macedonia border |
| Coordinates | 41°00′N 20°45′E / 41.000°N 20.750°ECoordinates: 41°00′N 20°45′E / 41.000°N 20.750°E |
| Primary inflows | River, Biljana's springs, underground link with Lake Prespa |
| Primary outflows | Black Drin River |
| Catchment area | 2,600 km2 (1,000 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | Macedonia |
| Max. length | 36.4 km (22.6 mi) |
| Max. width | 16.8 km (10.4 mi) |
| Surface area | 388 km2 (150 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 155 m (509 ft) |
| Max. depth | ~300 m (980 ft) |
| Water volume | 55.49 km3 (13.31 cu mi) |
| Residence time | 70 years |
| Shore length1 | 87.53 km (54.39 mi) Macedonia: 56.02 km (34.81 mi); Albania: 31.51 km (19.58 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 693 m (2,274 ft) |
| Islands | none |
| Settlements |
Pogradec (Albania) Ohrid, Struga (Macedonia) |
| Official name | Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region |
| Type | Natural, Cultural |
| Criteria | i, iii, iv, vii |
| Designated | 1979 (3rd session) |
| Reference no. | 99 |
| State Party | Macedonia |
| Region | Europe and North America |
| Extensions | 1979 |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Lake Ohrid (Macedonian: Охридско Езеро Ohridsko Ezero, [ˈɔxridzkɔ ˈɛzɛrɔ], Albanian: Liqeni i Ohrit, [liˈcɛni i ˈɔhrit], Liqeni i Pogradecit), straddles the mountainous border between southwestern Macedonia and eastern Albania. It is one of Europe's deepest and oldest lakes, preserving a unique aquatic ecosystem that is of worldwide importance, with more than 200 endemic species. The importance of the lake was further emphasized when it was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1979 and when, in 2010, NASA decided to name one of Titan's lakes after Lake Ohrid. In 2014, the Ohrid-Prespa Transboundary Reserve between Albania and Macedonia was added to UNESCO's World Network of Biosphere Reserves. The towns situated at the lakeside are Pogradec in Albania, along with Ohrid and Struga in Macedonia. The lake is otherwise densely surrounded by settlements in the form of villages and resorts in both basin countries.
Lake Ohrid is the deepest lake of the Balkans, with a maximum depth of 288 m (940 ft) and a mean depth of 155 m (508 ft). It covers an area of 358 km² (138 sq mi), containing an estimated 55.4 km³ of water. It is 30.4 km long by 14.8 km wide at its maximum extent with a shoreline length of 87.53 km, shared between Macedonia (56.02 km) and Albania (31.51 km). Of the total surface area, 248 km2 belongs to Republic of Macedonia and 110 km2 belongs to Albania.
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