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Different sports are possible in some separate areas due to the water and wind conditions. The lake is accessible from boat and yacht harbors, to lake resorts and pools (e.g. the Lido pool in
Lucerne, built in 1929 by Arnold Berger). Therefore, the lake can be easily accessible from both shores. The
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The entire lake has a total area of 114 km (44 sq mi) at an elevation of 434 m (1,424 ft) a.s.l., and a maximum depth of 214 m (702 ft). Its volume is 11.8 km. Much of the shoreline rises steeply into mountains up to 1,500 m above the lake, resulting in many picturesque
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Lucerne is singularly irregular and appears to lie in four different valleys, all related to the conformation of the adjoining mountains. The central portion of the lake lies in two parallel valleys whose direction is from west to east, the one lying north, the other south of the ridge of the
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There are about ten places where you can dive without a boat in Lake
Lucerne. The water is rather chilly all year round and therefore mostly very clear. In Lake Uri, at Sisikon, one can dive to a fragmented steep vertical wall, at the northern portal of the Schieferneggtunnel. The Lediwrack Bruno
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Switzerland's road and rail networks has relieved the lake of much of its through traffic, it continues to be used by a considerable number of vessels, both private and public. Much of this usage is tourist or leisure oriented, but the lake continues to provide practical
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On the way south, the
English discovered the mountains of central Switzerland. Several spa and bathing resorts such as Weggis or Gersau were created. In 1871, the very first rack railway in Europe, the Vitznau-Rigi Railway, was opened. In 1889 the steepest cog railway in the world was built from
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The
Brunnen water sports club (Wassersportclub Brunnen), founded in 1958, held on Lake Lucerne in the first years of its existence international motorboat races and water ski championships. In 1965 the association chose a new name for the club: Lake Lucerne Water Sports Club (Wassersport-Club
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historically used Lake
Lucerne as a dumping ground for old munitions, with an estimated 3,300 tonnes of munitions currently submerged in the lake. The Swiss Defence Department has offered a prize of 50,000 francs (£45,000) for the best proposal to safely remove the munitions.
1970:, the Buochserhorn, and the two legends, the Urirotstock and the Fronalpstock are attractive panoramic mountains near Lake Lucerne. Most of them can be reached by mountain railways, some of which have their valley station near boat stations on the lake.
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There are numerous locations on the lake that are important in Swiss cultural and tourism history: Rütli, Tellsplatte, Tell Chapel, Carving Tower of
Stansstad, Neu-Habsburg, Schillerstein, Treib, Astrid Chapel (Küssnacht) and Meggenhorn Castle.
1963:. Mark Twain described an ascent to the Rigi, which led to the blossoming of Swiss tourism in the United States in the 19th century. One of the largest steamship fleets in Europe operates with five steamships on Lake Lucerne.
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The breadth of these various sections of the lake is very variable, but is usually between one and two miles (3 km). The lake's surface, whose mean height above the sea is 434 metres, is the
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In the area surrounding the lake and on terraces at medium height (for example Morschach and Seelisberg) there are numerous places for tourists. The Rigi, Pilatus, the Bürgenstock, the
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of the cantons of Uri, Obwalden and Nidwalden. Originally the lake was susceptible to variations in level and flooding along its shoreline. Between 1859 and 1860, the introduction of a
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to the south, which is to be found right below the northeast side of the Pilatus and the west side of the Bürgenstock. At the very narrow pass between the east dropper of the
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village with artifacts dating to around 1000 BC. Later, the new findings indicated that the area was settled 2,000 years earlier than historians previously thought.
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destination, both for native Swiss and foreigners, and there are many hotels and resorts along the shores. In addition, the meadow of the
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The weir in Lucerne keeps the water level 2–3 m (6 ft 7 in – 9 ft 10 in) above the natural average, see
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views including those of the mountains Rigi and Pilatus.
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Passenger boat on the Urnersee with the view of the
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on the steep southern foothills of the Pilatus, the
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1809:Schifffahrtsgesellschaft des Vierwaldstättersees
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1925:European Rowing Championships
1838:, to a local design known as
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135:Show map of Canton of Lucerne
34:Lake Lucerne (disambiguation)
2653:List of lakes of Switzerland
1871:The Lake of the four Cantons
1267:("Basin of Gersau") next to
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1817:Autofähre Beckenried-Gersau
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2318:(in German). WABAG Kies AG
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2438:Waterlevels Lake Lucerne
2190:1:25,000 topographic map
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2478:Encyclopædia Britannica
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2071: Hans Stadler:
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255:Show map of Switzerland
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2519:Lakes of Switzerland
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2013:Notes and references
1745:At the entry of the
1335:at its northern end.
1145:is succeeded by the
852:from its arm called
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792:(upper nose) of the
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32:For other uses, see
2456:Lake Lucerne Region
2385:"Event Information"
2360:"Event Information"
2274:on 3 September 2014
2143:Davis-Marks, Isis.
2041:14 May 2014 at the
2000:Submerged munitions
1954:behind Lake Lucerne
1862:Cultural references
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1033:, southwards, with
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129:Lake Lucerne
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2574:Lake Lugano
2556:Lake Geneva
2538:Lake Brienz
2525:Major lakes
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873:Lake of Uri
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443:Max. length
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318:Coordinates
2704:Categories
2618:(Zugersee)
2610:Lake Walen
2552:(Untersee)
2546:(Bodensee)
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2052:References
1846:to obtain
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1790:mail coach
1757:Navigation
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1513:Seelisberg
1271:below the
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949:Bronze Age
939:Swiss Path
891:, and the
684:References
492:cu mi
477:Max. depth
451:Max. width
328:47°01′10″N
2604:Lake Thun
2532:Lake Biel
2419:31 August
2242:7 October
2195:Swisstopo
2172:John Ball
1894:Moonlight
1889:Beethoven
1821:car ferry
1657:Morschach
1600:Hergiswil
1565:Stansstad
1559:Kehrsiten
1498:(Seedorf)
1321:Stansstad
1317:Hergiswil
1295:and Rigi.
1068:Küssnacht
1048:Unter Nas
1027:Morschach
988:Küssnacht
976:Nidwalden
893:Sarner Aa
875:, in the
838:Stansstad
812:with the
782:Unter Nas
752:Geography
660:Hergiswil
655:Stansstad
645:Küssnacht
504:3.4 years
395:Sarner Aa
357:Lake type
331:8°24′04″E
2616:Lake Zug
2469:(1911).
2112:and the
2039:Archived
1913:Overture
1844:dredgers
1576:Rotzloch
1533:Emmetten
1496:Bolzbach
1486:Uri (UR)
1251:Urnersee
1153:and the
1151:Gitschen
1127:Rophaien
1125:and the
1094:and the
1092:Uri Alps
1084:Urnersee
1078:and the
1076:Uri Alps
1052:Ober Nas
972:Obwalden
935:Urnersee
869:Urnersee
832:(called
824:and the
790:Ober Nas
768:towards
762:Urnersee
554:Urnersee
307:Location
2628:Sihlsee
2451:Lucerne
2442:Brunnen
2394:30 June
2369:30 June
2200:27 July
2193:(Map).
2090:Italian
1943:Tourism
1798:Lucerne
1794:Flüelen
1689:Greppen
1679:Vitznau
1662:Brunnen
1645:Sisikon
1640:Flüelen
1504:(Bauen)
1502:Isleten
1491:Seedorf
1307:Alpnach
1303:Pilatus
1259:Brunnen
1255:Flüelen
1139:Flüelen
1135:Sisikon
1107:Brunnen
1008:Altdorf
1004:Brunnen
996:Vitznau
956:cantons
923:tourist
850:Lucerne
830:Pilatus
802:Vitznau
770:Brunnen
766:Flüelen
740:) is a
734:Italian
674:Website
665:Lucerne
635:Vitznau
620:Brunnen
615:Flüelen
538:Islands
72:Pilatus
2126:10 May
2084:French
2078:German
1991:Diving
1937:Rotsee
1919:Rowing
1896:Sonata
1883:Warsaw
1852:gravel
1836:barges
1834:Cargo
1829:Gersau
1730:Luzern
1719:Meggen
1684:Weggis
1667:Gersau
1625:(Horw)
1619:(Horw)
1543:Buochs
1355:, and
1269:Gersau
1225:Schwyz
1119:Schwyz
1014:, and
1012:Buochs
1000:Gersau
992:Weggis
966:, and
964:Schwyz
889:Buochs
836:) and
834:Lopper
726:French
710:German
640:Weggis
630:Buochs
625:Gersau
529:Frozen
56:German
52:
2646:Lists
2272:(PDF)
2261:(PDF)
2232:(PDF)
2216:p. 44
2154:7 May
2036:(PDF)
2018:Notes
1927:: in
1840:Nauen
1778:Nauen
1747:Reuss
1521:Rütli
1517:Treib
1515:with
1508:Bauen
1305:near
1159:Urner
1088:Reuss
1060:Stans
1035:Bauen
1016:Treib
927:Rütli
881:Muota
764:from
758:Reuss
429:Basin
412:Reuss
385:Muota
380:Reuss
2421:2024
2396:2018
2371:2018
2346:2012
2324:2012
2302:2012
2280:2012
2244:2016
2202:2014
2156:2021
2128:2021
2087:and
2075:in
2004:The
1933:1926
1929:1908
1850:and
1848:sand
1612:Horw
1519:and
1319:and
1273:Rigi
1257:and
1227:and
1191:Name
1161:and
1050:and
974:and
794:Rigi
742:lake
2449:at
2440:at
2414:BBC
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