Lake Siutghiol

Siutghiol is a lagoon (liman) on the Black Sea shore in Constanța County, in Northern Dobruja, known locally as Ghiolul Mare and in tourism as Mamaia Lake. A barrier beach, the strip of land on which the resort of Mamaia lies, separates it from the sea. The lake is used for water sports such as water skiing and yachting. On its western side lies the small limestone Ovidiu Island, with a restaurant on it, and to the south the freshwater Tăbăcăria Lake. Numerous freshwater springs feed Siutghiol along its western shore and on its bottom. The name comes from the Turkish Sütgöl, "the milk lake", and the lake also had the Greek name Canara.