Lac de Matemale
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Lac de Matemale is an artificial lake
in the commune of Matemale
in the Pyrénées-Orientales
, France
. At an elevation of 1541 m, its surface area is 2.23 km².
Lake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...
in the commune of Matemale
Matemale
Matemale is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.-References:*...
in the Pyrénées-Orientales
Pyrénées-Orientales
Pyrénées-Orientales is a department of southern France adjacent to the northern Spanish frontier and the Mediterranean Sea. It also surrounds the tiny Spanish enclave of Llívia, and thus has two distinct borders with Spain.- History :...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. At an elevation of 1541 m, its surface area is 2.23 km².