Lake Vrana (Dalmatia)

Lake Vrana
Vransko jezero (Croatian)
Lake Vrana
Location of the lake in Croatia.
Location of the lake in Croatia.
Lake Vrana
LocationZadar County and Šibenik-Knin County, Croatia
Coordinates43°53′38″N 15°34′33″E / 43.89389°N 15.57583°E / 43.89389; 15.57583
Typelake
Surface area30.7 square kilometres (11.9 sq mi)
Max. depth4 metres (13 ft)
Surface elevation0.1 metres (0.33 ft)
Location
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Designations
Official nameVransko Lake
Designated2 February 2013
Reference no.2109[1]
Ornithological park

Lake Vrana (Croatian: Vransko jezero) is the largest lake in Croatia. It is a designated nature park (park prirode), a legislatively protected nature reserve. It is located in the region of Dalmatia, straddling the border of Zadar and Šibenik-Knin counties, in close proximity to towns and municipalities of Benkovac, Pirovac, Pakoštane, Stankovci and Tisno.[2]

  1. ^ "Vransko Lake". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Geographical and meteorological data" (PDF). Statistical Yearbook. Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2009. Retrieved 2011-09-19.