Dragon Lake of Smolikas

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Dragon Lake of Smolikas is a high-altitude alpine tarn in the Pindus Mountains of northern Greece, famed for its dramatic scenery and myth-inspired name.

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Dragon Lake of Smolikas canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf alpine tarn
lake
natural feature
access hiking trail
approximateHikingTimeFromPades 3–4 hours
basinCountry Greece NERFINISHED
category Lakes of Epirus
Lakes of Greece
Landforms of Ioannina regional unit
Pindus NERFINISHED
climateZone mountainous Mediterranean
comparedWith Dragon Lake of Tymfi NERFINISHED
country Greece
ecosystem alpine
elevation approximately 2200–2205 metres above sea level
fauna alpine newts
featureOf Smolikas mountain massif NERFINISHED
GreekName Δρακόλιμνη Σμόλικα NERFINISHED
hasLanguageName Greek
hasShape roughly kidney-shaped
highestNearbyPeak Smolikas NERFINISHED
hydrology primarily fed by snowmelt
locatedIn Epirus region
Pindus Mountains NERFINISHED
northern Greece
locatedOnMountain Mount Smolikas NERFINISHED
mountainRange Pindus NERFINISHED
mythology Greek folklore
nameDerivedFrom local dragon legends
nearSettlement village of Agia Paraskevi NERFINISHED
village of Pades
notableFor dramatic alpine scenery
myth-inspired name
popularFor hiking
mountain photography
nature tourism
trekking
protectedAreaStatus within Natura 2000 network area (Smolikas region)
reachedFromTrailhead Pades NERFINISHED
region Ioannina regional unit NERFINISHED
relativeLocation on the western slopes of Mount Smolikas
seasonalAccess mainly late spring to autumn
surfaceArea small
surfaceCondition often partially frozen in winter
tourismType ecotourism
viewOf Aoos valley NERFINISHED
Pindus mountain peaks
waterType freshwater

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Smolikas hasLake Dragon Lake of Smolikas