Lake Sinoe

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Sinoe
Danube delta Landsat 2000.jpeg
Danube Delta - Landsat satellite photo
Sinoe is located in Romania
Sinoe
Sinoe
LocationNorthern Dobruja
Coordinates44°35′00″N 28°50′00″E / 44.58333°N 28.83333°E / 44.58333; 28.83333Coordinates: 44°35′00″N 28°50′00″E / 44.58333°N 28.83333°E / 44.58333; 28.83333
Typelagoon, brackish
Basin countriesRomania
Surface area135.6 km2 (52.4 sq mi)
Max. depth1.6 m (5 ft 3 in)
Surface elevation0 m (0 ft)

Lake Sinoe is a lagoon in Northern Dobruja, Romania, close to the Black Sea. Its name derives from Slavic (Blue Lake). The ruins of the ancient Greek colony of Histria are located on the lake shore.

See also[]

  • Sinoe oil field located on the continental shelf of the Black Sea, discovered in 1991 and developed by Petrom.
  • Sinoê an Arcadian nymph associated with the Roman deity Pan

External links[]

  • Map
  • Razim-Sinoe[permanent dead link] "Biosphere Roadmap" poster from Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) international centre for geoscience research and consulting
  • Razim-Sinoe Case Study[permanent dead link] complete 48-page report from Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) international centre for geoscience research consultants on the Danube Delta Reserve[permanent dead link]


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