Radoniq lake

Radoniq/Radonjić Lake
Radoniq/Radonjić Lake
	Radoniq/Radonjić Lake and the Prokletije in the background
	Radoniq/Radonjić Lake Radoniq/Radonjić Lake
Location	Republic of Kosovo
Coordinates	42°29′15″N 20°25′05″E
Primary outflows	Bistrica
Max. length	4.7 km (2.9 mi)
Max. width	2.2 km (1.4 mi)
Surface area	5.06 km2 (1.95 sq mi)
Average depth	15 m (49 ft)
Max. depth	30 m (98 ft)
Residence time	30 years
Surface elevation	455 m (1,493 ft)
Islands	0

Radoniq Lake or Radonjić Lake (Albanian: Liqeni i Radoniqit; Serbian: Радоњићко језеро / Radonjićko jezero) is a lake in Kosovo^[a]. After only Gazivoda Lake, it is the second largest in the territory of Kosovo,[1][2] at 5.62 km².

In 1998, the lake was the site of the Lake Radonjić massacre.

Notes

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^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008. Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the 2013 Brussels Agreement. Kosovo is currently recognized as an independent state by 98 out of the 193 United Nations member states. In total, 113 UN member states recognized Kosovo at some point, of which 15 later withdrew their recognition.

References

Pars pro toto
Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008. Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the 2013 Brussels Agreement. Kosovo is currently recognized as an independent state by 98 out of the 193 United Nations member states. In total, 113 UN member states recognized Kosovo at some point, of which 15 later withdrew their recognition.

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[1] Pars pro toto

[2] Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008. Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the 2013 Brussels Agreement. Kosovo is currently recognized as an independent state by 98 out of the 193 United Nations member states. In total, 113 UN member states recognized Kosovo at some point, of which 15 later withdrew their recognition.

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