Koitere

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
Location	Ilomantsi, North Karelia
Coordinates	62°57′N 030°42′E / 62.950°N 30.700°E / 62.950; 30.700
Type	Lake
Catchment area	Vuoksi
Basin countries	Finland
Surface area	163.67 km^2 (40,440 acres)^[1]
Average depth	6.71 m (22.0 ft)
Max. depth	46.46 m (152.4 ft)
Water volume	1.1 km^3 (890,000 acre⋅ft)
Shore length^1	424.22 km (263.60 mi)
Surface elevation	143.4 m (470 ft)^[1]
Islands	Lammassaari, 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

1. "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.