Kotychi

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Lagoon in Elis, Greece

title: "Kotychi" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["landforms-of-elis", "wetlands-of-greece", "lagoons-of-greece", "landforms-of-western-greece", "ramsar-sites-in-greece"] description: "Lagoon in Elis, Greece" topic_path: "general/landforms-of-elis" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kotychi" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Lagoon in Elis, Greece ::

| designation1 = Ramsar | designation1_offname = Kotychi lagoons | designation1_date = 21 August 1975 | designation1_number = 63}} ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1a/Limnothalassa_Κotichi_20140817.jpg" caption="Kotychi on a clear day"] ::

Kotychi () is a lagoon in the northwestern part of Elis, Greece. It straddles the boundaries of the municipal units Lechaina and Vouprasia. It is located 23 km north of Amaliada and 45 km southwest of Patras. The lagoon is connected with the Ionian Sea. It is a protected wetland area, as recognized by the Ramsar Convention, The Kotychi lagoon is an important areas for waterbirds in Greece. Its surface area is 3.7 km².

References

References

  1. "Kotychi lagoons".
  2. [http://www.ramsar.org/pdf/sitelist.pdf Ramsar list of wetlands]
  3. [http://ornithologiki.gr/page_iba.php?aID=99&loc=en Hellenic Ornithological Society]

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