Lake Pape

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Lake Pape (Latvian: Papes ezers) is a mesotrophic lagoon lake on the western coast of Latvia. It is located in the Pape Nature Reserve about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south of Liepāja. The lake is 8.3 kilometres (5.2 mi) long, with a width of 2.8 kilometres (1.7 mi) and a shoreline of 40.4 kilometres (25.1 mi). The bed of the lake is wide and shallow - the deepest point is about 2m but on average it is only half a metre deep. The deepest parts are found in the east part of the lake, opposite to Kalnišķi and Brušviti and the mouth of the Līgupe River into the lake.

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