Lake Lucerne

Summary

Lake Lucerne is a lake^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.99% of lake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (308 views/month, #54 of 5,436).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lake Lucerne is located in Canton of Uri^[3].
• Lake Lucerne is located in Canton of Lucerne^[4].
• Lake Lucerne is located in Canton of Obwalden^[5].
• Lake Lucerne is located in Canton of Schwyz^[6].
• Lake Lucerne is located in Canton of Nidwalden^[7].
• Lake Lucerne is in the country of Switzerland^[8].
• Lake Lucerne's image is recorded as Vierwaldstättersee.jpg^[9].
• Lake Lucerne's image is recorded as Vierwaldstaettersee.jpg^[10].
• Lake Lucerne's instance of is recorded as lake^[11].
• Lake Lucerne's instance of is recorded as area not part of a municipality of Switzerland^[12].
• Lucerne is named after Lake Lucerne^[13].
• Waldstätte is named after Lake Lucerne^[14].
• Lake Lucerne's inflows is recorded as Reuss^[15].
• Lake Lucerne's inflows is recorded as Sarner Aa^[16].
• Lake Lucerne's inflows is recorded as Engelberger Aa^[17].
• Lake Lucerne's inflows is recorded as Muota^[18].
• Lake Lucerne's inflows is recorded as Altdorfer Dorfbach^[19].
• Lake Lucerne's outflows is recorded as Reuss^[20].
• Lake Lucerne's basin country is recorded as Switzerland^[21].
• Lake Lucerne's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 243437017^[22].
• Lake Lucerne's GND ID is recorded as 4063511-9^[23].
• Lake Lucerne's locator map image is recorded as Karte Vierwaldstättersee.png^[24].
• Lake Lucerne's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 13189770p^[25].
• Lake Lucerne's IdRef ID is recorded as 035444193^[26].
• Lake Lucerne's has use is recorded as water transport^[27].

Body

Geography

Lake Lucerne is in the country of Switzerland^[8]. Located in include Canton of Uri^[3], a canton of Switzerland^[28], in Switzerland^[29], founded in 1291^[30]; Canton of Lucerne^[4], a canton of Switzerland^[31], in Switzerland^[32], founded in 1332^[33]; Canton of Obwalden^[5], a canton of Switzerland^[34], in Switzerland^[35], founded in 1291^[36]; Canton of Schwyz^[6], a canton of Switzerland^[37], in Switzerland^[38], founded in 1240^[39]; and Canton of Nidwalden^[7], a canton of Switzerland^[40], in Switzerland^[41], founded in 1291^[42].

Physical Characteristics

Lake Lucerne's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+113.6'}^[43]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+434'}^[44]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+30'}^[45].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include lake^[11] and area not part of a municipality of Switzerland^[12].

History and Context

Things named after include Lucerne^[13], a Municipality of Switzerland^[46], in Switzerland^[47] and Waldstätte^[14], a region^[48], in Switzerland^[49].

Why It Matters

Lake Lucerne ranks in the top 0.99% of lake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (308 views/month, #54 of 5,436).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[50] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[51]