Koitere is a rather large lake in Ilomantsi, North Karelia, Finland. The lake, which sports 451 islands and many beaches, is located in the middle of wilderness. The river Koitajoki, which is a tributary of the river Pielisjoki in North Karelia, flows from the lake.

Koitere
Koitere is located in Finland
Koitere
Koitere
LocationIlomantsi, North Karelia
Coordinates62°57′N 030°42′E / 62.950°N 30.700°E / 62.950; 30.700
TypeLake
Catchment areaVuoksi
Basin countriesFinland
Surface area163.67 km2 (40,440 acres)[1]
Average depth6.71 m (22.0 ft)
Max. depth46.46 m (152.4 ft)
Water volume1.1 km3 (890,000 acre⋅ft)
Shore length1424.22 km (263.60 mi)
Surface elevation143.4 m (470 ft)[1]
IslandsLammassaari, Juuansaari, Hirvatsaari, Iso Viitasaari
References[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Koitere Lacus, one of the apparent methane lakes on Saturn's moon Titan is named after this lake. That lake is located 79.4N and 36.14°W on Titan's globe and is presumed to be composed of liquid methane and ethane.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Koitere (04.941.1.001)". Järviwiki. Finnish Environment Institute. Retrieved 22 Feb 2014.(in English)
  2. ^ Coustenis, A.; Taylor, F. W. (21 July 2008). Titan: Exploring an Earthlike World. World Scientific. pp. 154–155. ISBN 978-981-281-161-5.