Lake Sylbicë

Lake Sylbicë
Location	Prokletije
Coordinates	42°31′34″N 20°05′24″E / 42.526°N 20.090°E / 42.526; 20.090Coordinates: 42°31′34″N 20°05′24″E / 42.526°N 20.090°E / 42.526; 20.090
Lake type	glacial lake
Basin countries	Albania

Max. length	0.22 km (0.14 mi)
Max. width	0.20 km (0.12 mi)
Surface area	2.8 ha (6.9 acres)
Surface elevation	2,090 m (6,860 ft)

Lake Sylbicë (Albanian: Liqeni i Sylbicës) is a large mountain lake in the Prokletije in the north of Albania,with an area almost of 3 hectares,and is only 1 km (0.62 mi) from the border with Kosovo. This lake is surrounded with meadows and is just east of the somewhat larger Lake Dash.

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Lakes in Albania

Albania is home to 247 natural lakes and more than 800 artificial lakes.

Natural Lakes	Butrint (18 km2) Ohri (110 km2) Prespa (46.3 km2) Shkodër (142 km2)

Artificial Lakes	Fierza (72.6 km2) Koman (13 km2) Ulza (12.5 km2) Vau i Dejës (24.7 km2)

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