🌐 Lac du Bourget

France · Europe · Biosphere Reserve · 45.73°N, 5.87°E

Lac du Bourget, also locally known as Lac d'Aix, is a lake at the southernmost end of the Jura Mountains in the department of Savoie, France. It is the deepest lake located entirely within France, and either the largest or second largest after Lac de Grand-Lieu depending on season.

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Quick facts

Country	France
Continent / region	Europe
Protection type	🌐 Biosphere Reserve
Coordinates (approx.)	45.73°N, 5.87°E · view on map

Lac du Bourget is a biosphere reserve in France, in Europe. The details of why Lac du Bourget is ecologically important are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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