🌊 Oeschinen Lake

Switzerland · Europe · 1,578 m · 46.50°N, 7.73°E

Oeschinen Lake is a mountain lake in the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland, located above the village of Kandersteg. It lies at an elevation of 1,578 metres, covers 1.115 km², and reaches a maximum depth of 56 metres. The lake was formed by prehistoric landslides. Since 2007 it has formed part of the Swiss Alps Jungfrau–Aletsch UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Quick facts

Country	Switzerland
Continent / region	Europe
Surface elevation	1,578 m above sea level
Coordinates (approx.)	46.50°N, 7.73°E · view on map

Oeschinen Lake sits at 1,578 m in Switzerland, in Europe. The full story of this lake is described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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