Lake Peipus

Monday, October 15, 2012

Lake Peipus

              Lake Peipus (Peipsi järv, Pihkva järv, Чудско-Псковское озеро, Peipussee) is the biggest transboundary lake in Europe on the border between Estonia (part of European Union) and Russia. Lake Peipus is a remnant of a bigger body of water which existed in this area during an Ice Age. It covers 3,555 km2, and has an average depth of 7.1 m, the deepest point being 15 m. The lake has several islands (Piirissaar, Kolpina, Kamenkaand, Talabski Islands (Belova, Zalita and Talavenets)) consists of 3 parts:
         - Lake Peipsi/Chudskoe (Estonian: Peipsi järv, Russian: Чудское озеро) is the northern part of the lake with the area of 2611 km2 (73%).
           - Lake Pihkva/Pskovskoe (Estonian: Pihkva järv, Russian: Псковское озеро) is the southern part of the lake (area 708 km2 or 20%).
             - Lake Lämmijärv/Teploe (Estonian: Lämmijärv, Russian: Тёплое озеро) is the sound connecting both parts of the lake (area 236 km2 or 7%).