Svitiaz
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| Location | Shatsk National Natural Park, Kovel Raion, Volyn Oblast |
| Group | Shatsky Lakes |
| Coordinates | 51°30′N 23°46′E / 51.500°N 23.767°E |
| Basin countries | Ukraine |
| Max. length | 9.3 km (5.8 mi) |
| Max. width | 8 km (5.0 mi) |
| Surface area | 25.2 km2 (9.7 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 6.9 m (23 ft) |
| Max. depth | 58.4 m (192 ft) |
| Water volume | 180×106 m3 (150,000 acre⋅ft) |
| Islands | 1 (7 ha or 17 acres) |
Svitiaz (Ukrainian: Світязь, [ˈsʲʋʲitʲɐzʲ]; Belarusian: Свіцязь; Polish: Świtaź; Russian: Свитязь) is a lake in the Ukrainian oblast of Volyn. It is the deepest and second largest lake in Ukraine, with a maximum depth of 58.4 meters and an area of 25.2 km2, and is a popular tourist site in the summer. The lake is one of the Shatsk Lakes of the Shatsk National Natural Park, located in the Kovel Raion of northwestern Ukraine.
The lake has a length of 9.3 km, a maximum width of 8 km, a volume of 0.185 km3, and an average depth of 6.9 meters, with an island in the middle with an area of 7 hectares.
External links
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Media related to Lake Svitiaz at Wikimedia Commons- http://svityaz.org.ua - Official website of lake Svityaz
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