Lake Thun

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Lake Thun is a large alpine lake in the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland, renowned for its scenic mountain backdrop, historic lakeside towns, and popular boating and water sports.


Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf alpine lake
lake
adjacentMountainRange Bernese Alps NERFINISHED
averageDepth about 136 metres
basinCountry Switzerland NERFINISHED
connectedTo Lake Brienz NERFINISHED
connectionType Aare river through Interlaken
country Switzerland
drainageBasin Aare basin NERFINISHED
elevationAboveSeaLevel about 558 metres
hasFerryService BLS Schifffahrt NERFINISHED
hasIsland Delta island near Thun
hasLandmark Hünegg Castle NERFINISHED
Oberhofen Castle NERFINISHED
Spiez Castle NERFINISHED
St. Beatus Caves (above the lake) NERFINISHED
Thun Castle NERFINISHED
inflow Aare NERFINISHED
knownFor boating
castle views
cruise ships
historic lakeside towns
scenic mountain backdrop
water sports
languageRegion German-speaking Switzerland NERFINISHED
length about 17.5 kilometres
locatedIn Bernese Oberland NERFINISHED
Swiss Alps NERFINISHED
canton of Bern NERFINISHED
central Switzerland
maxDepth about 217 metres
maxWidth about 3.5 kilometres
nearCity Interlaken NERFINISHED
Thun NERFINISHED
nearSettlement Faulensee NERFINISHED
Gunten NERFINISHED
Hilterfingen NERFINISHED
Leissigen NERFINISHED
Oberhofen am Thunersee NERFINISHED
Spiez NERFINISHED
outflow Aare NERFINISHED
partOf Aare river system NERFINISHED
surfaceArea about 48.3 square kilometres
tourismActivity diving
fishing
lake cruises
sailing
swimming
windsurfing
waterType freshwater

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Aare basin
Bernese Alps
contains
Aare
feedsLake

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