Chortarolimni or Hortarolimni ( meaning the weed lake) is a lagoon located in the east of Lemnos

Lemnos

Lemnos is an island of Greece in the northern part of the Aegean Sea. Administratively the island forms a separate municipality within the Lemnos peripheral unit, which is part of the North Aegean Periphery. The principal town of the island and seat of the municipality is Myrina...

. Nearby places includes Kalliopi

Kalliopi, Greece

Kalliopi is a settlement in the Greek island of Limnos near Livadochori, it is in the municipal unit of Moudros. Its 2001 population was 264 for the settlement.-Population:-History:...

 to the north, Roussopouli to the south and Romano to the west. The area is 2,300 ha.

The lagoon is dry during the summer months.

The lake was once known as Mylou Lake (1738 Pococke) and Komi Lake (1958 Conze). Together with Alyki in Kontopouli

Kontopouli

Kontopouli is a settlement in the northeastern part of the Greek island of Limnos, in the municipal unit of Moudros. Its 2001 population was 661 for the village and 703 for the municipal district. Its total area is around . The vicinity was founded from a tiny characteristic farming settlement....

and a third small lake Asprolimni (Ασπρόλιμνη, meaning white lake) and area of 500 m. It narrows during the summer, it creates a great ecosystem.