SCUTARI, LAKE


Meaning of SCUTARI, LAKE in English

Largest lake in the Balkan Peninsula .

Located on the frontier between Montenegro (see Serbia and Montenegro ) and Albania , it has an area of 150 sq mi (390 sq km). It was formerly an arm of the Adriatic Sea. Steep mountains, plains, and marshland border the lake, as do many small villages that are noted for their old monasteries and fortresses.

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