Lake Paliastomi

Lake Paliastomi
Lake Paliastomi
	Lake Paliastomi Lake Paliastomi
Coordinates	42°7′30″N 41°43′47″E / 42.12500°N 41.72972°E
Basin countries	Georgia
Surface area	17.3 km2 (6.7 sq mi)
Average depth	2.6 m (8 ft 6 in)
Max. depth	6 m (20 ft)
Frozen	rarely
Settlements	Poti

Lake Paliastomi (Georgian: პალიასტომი, also transliterated as Palaeostomi, ″ancient mouth / outlet″ in greek^[1]) is a small lake near the city of Poti, Georgia, connected to the Black Sea by a narrow channel. Its surface area is 17.3 km² and the mean depth is 2.6 m. Some ancient pieces of Colchis have been found near and in the lake by archaeologists. It is also an important fishery site.

The lake is included within the boundaries of the Kolkheti National Park.^[2]

References

^ Haberman, Iu.Kh., ″Characteristics of Lake Palaeostomi″ from the journal Agris, FAO, Hydrobiologilised urimysed = Hidrobiologicheskoe issledovaniya 1982, ISSN : 0424-6489, [1].
^ Kolkheti National Park

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[1] Haberman, Iu.Kh., ″Characteristics of Lake Palaeostomi″ from the journal Agris, FAO, Hydrobiologilised urimysed = Hidrobiologicheskoe issledovaniya 1982, ISSN : 0424-6489, [1].

[2] Kolkheti National Park

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