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.

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Lake Thun canonical 18

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

Spiez
outflow Aare
partOf Aare basin
surface form: Aare river system
surfaceArea about 48.3 square kilometres
tourismActivity diving
fishing
lake cruises
sailing
swimming
windsurfing
waterType freshwater

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Bernese Alps contains Lake Thun
Aare basin contains Lake Thun
Aare feedsLake Lake Thun
Lake Brienz locatedEastOf Lake Thun
Lake Brienz connectedByRiverTo Lake Thun
canton of Bern contains Lake Thun
Interlaken locatedBetween Lake Thun
Interlaken hasNearbyLake Lake Thun
Thun locatedOn Lake Thun
Bernese Oberland hasLake Lake Thun
Kander mouthOfWaterBody Lake Thun
Kander flowsInto Lake Thun
Aar hasLakeOnCourse Lake Thun
Oberhofen am Thunersee, Switzerland locatedOn Lake Thun
subject surface form: Oberhofen am Thunersee
Kander river basin hasMouthAt Lake Thun