Razelm lake

Monday, October 15, 2012

Razelm lake

Razelm lake (Razim lake, romanian Lacul Razelm, Lacul Razim) is the lake and the group of the lakes on the beach of Black Sea (Marea Neagra) in Romania south of the Danube Delta (Delta Dunarii). It is the largest lake in Romania. It is a complex formed by a few limans and lagoons. The group can be separated into two subgroups. The northern subgroup contains freshwater lakes Razelm and Goloviţa, whereas the southern group is made up of salt lakes. All these lakes cover an area of about 730 km², 415 km² of it being the area of lake Razelm alone. Maximum deep is 2.8 m. Razelm lake has an island - Insula Popina (100 ha).