Chiemsee
Freshwater lake in Bavaria, Germany / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the municipality, see Chiemsee (municipality). For the bishopric, see Bishopric of Chiemsee.
Chiemsee (German pronunciation: [ˈkiːmzeː] ⓘ) is a freshwater lake in Bavaria,[2] Germany, near Rosenheim. It is often called "the Bavarian Sea". The rivers Tiroler Achen and Prien flow into the lake from the south, and the river Alz flows out towards the north. The Alz flows into the Inn which then merges with the Danube. The Chiemsee is divided into the bigger, north section, in the northeast, called Weitsee, and the Inselsee, in the southwest.
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Location | Bavaria |
Coordinates | 47°53′24″N 12°28′12″E |
Type | Natural lake |
Primary inflows | Tiroler Achen, Prien |
Primary outflows | Alz |
Basin countries | Germany |
Surface area | 79.9 km2 (30.8 sq mi) |
Max. depth | 72.7 m (239 ft) |
Water volume | 2,048×10 |
Shore length1 | 63.96 km (39.74 mi) |
Surface elevation | 518.19 m (1,700.1 ft) |
Islands | Herreninsel, Fraueninsel, Krautinsel, Schalch |
Designated | 26 February 1976 |
Reference no. | 95[1] |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
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The Chiemgau, the region surrounding the Chiemsee, is a popular recreation area.