Lake Thun

Lake Thun (German: Thunersee) is a lake in the Bernese Oberland in Switzerland. It is located just north of the Alps, approximately at .

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The lake is 17.5 km long and up to 3.5 km wide. The total area is 48.3 km². The maximum depth is 217 m, giving the lake a volume of about 6.5 km³. The city of Thun is located on the north of the lake and gives the lake its name.

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Lake Thun was created after the last ice age. Originally it was the same lake as Lake Brienz. The former lake, consisting of the two, is called Wendelsee.

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The lake is located at 558 metres above sea level. The catchment area is approximately 2500 km². This large catchment area frequently causes local flooding after heavy rainfalls. This is so, because the River Aare that leaves Lake Thun has only limited capacity.

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The lake is provided by water from the Lake Brienz in the south east which lies 6 metres higher up. Fishing is important enough to keep a handful professional fishers afloat. In 2001 the total catch was 53,000 kg. Since 1835 there are passenger ships on the lake. The ships are operated by the local railway company BLS L?tschbergbahn. There are ten passenger ships in total.

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Lake: A lake is a body of water surrounded by land. The majority of lakes are fresh water, and most lie in the northern hemisphere at higher latitudes. Large lakes are sometimes referred to as "inland seas" and small seas are sometimes referred to as lakes....

Bernese Oberland: The Bernese Oberland (Bernese highlands) is the higher part of the canton of Bern, Switzerland, in the South of the canton: The area around Lake Thun and Lake Brienz, and the valleys of the Bernese Alps (thus, the inhabitable parts from approximately the level of Lake Thun at 558 m)....

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