Koitere

Koitere
Koitere is located in Finland
Koitere
Koitere
LocationIlomantsi, North Karelia
Coordinates62°57′N 030°42′E / 62.950°N 30.700°E / 62.950; 30.700
TypeLake
Catchment areaVuoksi
Basin countriesFinland
Surface area163.67 km2 (40,440 acres)[1]
Average depth6.71 m (22.0 ft)
Max. depth46.46 m (152.4 ft)
Water volume1.1 km3 (890,000 acre⋅ft)
Shore length1424.22 km (263.60 mi)
Surface elevation143.4 m (470 ft)[1]
IslandsLammassaari, Juuansaari, Hirvatsaari, Iso Viitasaari
References[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Koitere is a rather large lake in Ilomantsi, North Karelia, Finland. The lake, which sports 451 islands and many beaches, is located in the middle of wilderness. The river Koitajoki, which is a tributary of the river Pielisjoki in North Karelia, flows from the lake.

Koitere Lacus, one of the apparent methane lakes on Saturn's moon Titan is named after this lake. That lake is located 79.4N and 36.14°W on Titan's globe and is presumed to be composed of liquid methane and ethane.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Koitere (04.941.1.001)". Järviwiki. Finnish Environment Institute. Retrieved 22 Feb 2014.(in English)
  2. ^ Coustenis, A.; Taylor, F. W. (21 July 2008). Titan: Exploring an Earthlike World. World Scientific. pp. 154–155. ISBN 978-981-281-161-5.


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