Big lake of Buni Jezerce (Albanian: Liqeni i Madh i Buni Jezerce) is one of the largest lakes in the Prokletije found in the north of Albania. Big Lake is on an altitude of 1,792 m (5,879 ft) above sea level and is the largest of the 6 lakes found in the Buni Jezerce (meaning 'Valley of the Lakes') near the Montenegrian border. Many high peaks surround the lake, including Maja Jezercë with a height of 2,694 m (8,839 ft). This large mountain lake has an estimated maximum length of 380 m (1,247 ft) and a maximum width of 200 m (656 ft).The area of the lake is almost five hectares.
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“Wordsworth went to the Lakes, but he was never a lake poet. He found in stones the sermons he had already hidden there.”
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)