Lake İznik
Turkey · Asia
About
Lake İznik (Turkish: İznik Gölü) is a freshwater lake in the Province of Bursa, Turkey. It is around 32 km (20 mi) in length and 10 km (6+1⁄5 mi) in width with a maximum depth of about 80 m (260 ft; 44 fathoms). The town of Iznik (historically known as Nicaea) lies at its eastern end. The lake's Ancient Greek name was Askania (Ἀσκανία); the Latin name was Ascania.
Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.