Radoniq lake
| Radoniq Lake | |
|---|---|
 Radoniqi lake and Albanian Alps in the background | |
| Location | Dukagjini valley |
| Coordinates | 42°29′15″N 20°25′05″E / 42.48750°N 20.41806°E |
| Primary outflows | Bistrica |
| Basin countries | Kosovo[lower-alpha 1] |
| Max. length | 4.7 km (2.9 mi) |
| Max. width | 2.2 km (1.4 mi) |
| Surface area | 5.06 km2 (1.95 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Max. depth | 30 m (98 ft) |
| Residence time | 30 years |
| Surface elevation | 455 m (1,493 ft) |
| Islands | 0 |
Radoniq Lake or Radonjić Lake (Albanian: Liqeni i Radoniqit; Serbian: Радоњићко језеро, Radonjićko jezero) is a lake in Kosovo.[lower-alpha 1] It is second largest lake in Kosovo at 5.62 km2 after Gazivoda Lake.
In 1998, the lake was the site of Lake Radonjic massacre.
Notes and references
Notes:
- 1 2 Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the Brussels Agreement. Kosovo has received recognition as an independent state from 110 out of 193 United Nations member states.
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Coordinates: 42°29′26″N 20°25′00″E / 42.4906°N 20.4167°E
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