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Western Macedonia

Western Macedonia is one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece, in the north-west of the country. It is divided into the regional units Florina, Grevena, Kastoria and Kozani.

The lakes include Greek Prespa, Kastoria, Polyfytos, one of the largest artificial lakes in Greece, and Vegoritida with its neighbours Petron, Chimaditida and Zazari. Pindus and Prespa national parks lie here.

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Albania (Southeastern Albania) · Greece (Western Macedonia) · North Macedonia (Pelagonia)

Lake Prespa

Lake Prespa is not one lake but two, Great Prespa and Little Prespa, set high in the mountains at the point where North Macedonia, Albania and Greece meet. They are the highest tectonic lakes in the Balkans. The area holds…

254 square kilometresarea
849 metreselevation
48 metresmax. depth
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