# Butrint Lagoon

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{{Short description|Lake and tourist attraction in Albania}}
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{{Infobox body of water
| name                   = Butrint Lagoon
| image                  = Butrint Panorama.jpg
| caption                = Panoramic view of Lake Butrint
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| location               = [Sarandë](/source/Sarand%C3%AB), [Vlorë County](/source/Vlor%C3%AB_County)
| coords                 = {{coord|39.78|N|20.03|E|region:AL_type:waterbody|display=inline,title}}
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| basin_countries        = [Albania](/source/Albania)
| length                 = {{cvt|7.1|km}}
| width                  = {{cvt|3.3|km}}
| area                   = {{cvt|16|km2}}<ref name="was_dup" >{{cite web |author1=[Ramsar Convention](/source/Ramsar_Convention) |title=Information Sheet on Ramsar Wetlands (Ris): Butrint (Albania) |url=https://rsis.ramsar.org/RISapp/files/RISrep/AL1290RIS.pdf |website=rsis.ramsar.org |page=2–3 |language=English |access-date=7 September 2017 |archive-date=13 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230513035847/https://rsis.ramsar.org/RISapp/files/RISrep/AL1290RIS.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
| depth                  = {{cvt|11.4|m|ft}}
| max-depth              = {{cvt|24.4|m|ft}}
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| elevation              = {{cvt|1|m|ft}}
| islands                = 
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| frozen                 = 
| pushpin_map            = Albania
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| pushpin_map_alt        = Location of the salt lagoon in Albania.
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'''Butrint Lagoon''' ({{langx|sq|Liqeni i Butrintit}}) is a [salt](/source/Salt_lake) [lagoon](/source/lagoon) south of [Saranda](/source/Saranda), [Albania](/source/Albania), located in direct proximity of the [Ionian Sea](/source/Ionian_Sea). It is surrounded by dense forested hills, rocky coast and complemented by saltwater and freshwater marshlands. The lake has a length of {{cvt|7.1|km|mi}} and a width of {{cvt|3.3|km|mi}}, with a surface area of {{cvt|16|km²}}.<ref name="was_dup" /> The maximum depth of the lake is {{cvt|24.4|m|ft}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Natural and human-induced environmental change in southern Albania for the last 300 years — Constraints from the Lake Butrint sedimentary record |url=http://www.limnogeology.ethz.ch/ArizteguiGPC.pdf |website=limnogeology.ethz.ch |page=3 |language=English |quote=Lake Butrint has an area of ~1600 ha and a mean water depth of 11.4 m, with a maximum of 21.4 m. |access-date=7 September 2017 |archive-date=7 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307170549/http://www.limnogeology.ethz.ch/ArizteguiGPC.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> It is shaped like a giant footprint, pointing north. At its south, the [Vivari Channel](/source/Vivari_Channel) connects the lagoon to the sea.

== Flora and fauna ==
Butrint is particularly known for the diversity of its flora and fauna.<ref name="was_dup" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Butrint National Park Management Plan |url=https://www.academia.edu/28471210 |website=academia.edu |page=42 |language=English |format=PDF |quote=Flora of the BNP area is rich and very diverse with an expected 800-900 plant species, of which half of them are already reported. |last1=Zotaj |first1=Albana |access-date=23 October 2025 |archive-date=25 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200825170754/https://www.academia.edu/28471210/Butrint_MP_English_version_September_2010 |url-status=live }}</ref> The southern portion of the lake is situated within the boundaries of [Butrint National Park](/source/Butrint_National_Park) and has been recognised as a [wetland](/source/wetland) of international importance by designation under the [Ramsar Convention](/source/Ramsar_Convention).<ref name="Ramsar">{{cite web |url=http://www.ramsar.org/pdf/sitelist.pdf |title=The list of wetlands of international importance |last=Ramsar |date=4 August 2010 |publisher=Ramsar |page=5 |language=English, Spanish |access-date=14 August 2010 |archive-date=30 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120530015101/http://www.ramsar.org/pdf/sitelist.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> The lake has also been identified as an important [Bird](/source/Important_Bird_Area) and [Plant Area](/source/Important_Plant_Area), because it supports significant numbers of bird and plant species.<ref>{{cite web |author1=[BirdLife International](/source/BirdLife_International) |title=Lake Butrinti |url=http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-butrinti-iba-albania |website=datazone.birdlife.org |language=English |access-date=23 October 2025 |archive-date=24 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324010405/http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-butrinti-iba-albania |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author1=[IUCN](/source/IUCN), [World Wide Fund for Nature](/source/World_Wide_Fund_for_Nature), [Plantlife](/source/Plantlife) |title=Important Plant Areas of the south and east Mediterranean region |url=https://portals.iucn.org/library/sites/library/files/documents/2011-014.pdf |website=portals.iucn.org |page=75 |language=English |access-date=23 October 2025 |archive-date=9 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250209134505/https://portals.iucn.org/library/sites/library/files/documents/2011-014.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
{| align=left
| [[Image:Albanien_(16)_Lake_Butrint.jpg|thumb|205px|Near the shore arrangements to the breeding of [Mediterranean mussel](/source/Mediterranean_mussel)s]]
| A view from the north of the lake|thumb|210px
| Forests of Butrint|thumb|245px
|}

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== See also ==
{{Commons category|Lake Butrinti}}
* [Butrinti](/source/Butrinti)
* [Butrint National Park](/source/Butrint_National_Park)
* [Venetian Acropolis Castle](/source/Venetian_Acropolis_Castle)
* [Venetian Triangular Castle](/source/Venetian_Triangular_Castle)
* [Geography of Albania](/source/Geography_of_Albania)
* [Lakes of Albania](/source/Lakes_of_Albania) & [Lagoons of Albania](/source/Lagoons_of_Albania)

== References ==
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