🌊 Vänern

Sweden · Europe · 44 m · 58.92°N, 13.50°E

Vänern is the largest lake in Sweden, the largest lake in the European Union and the third-largest lake in Europe after Ladoga and Onega in Russia. It is located in the provinces of Västergötland, Dalsland, and Värmland in the southwest of the country. With its surface located at 44 metres (144 ft) above sea level and a maximum depth of 106 metres (348 ft), the lowest point of the Vänern basin is 62 metres (203 ft) below sea level. The average depth is a more modest 27 metres (89 ft), which means that the lake floor is above sea level on average.

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Quick facts

Country	Sweden
Continent / region	Europe
Surface elevation	44 m above sea level
Coordinates (approx.)	58.92°N, 13.50°E · view on map

Vänern sits at 44 m in Sweden, in Europe. The full story of this lake is described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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Surface elevation from Wikidata. Coordinates approximate. Introduction & image: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), cached 30 days; the page renders even if the feed is momentarily unreachable.