Lake Lucerne

Summary

Lake Lucerne is a lake^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[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 instance of is recorded as lake^[9].
• Lake Lucerne's instance of is recorded as area not part of a municipality of Switzerland^[10].
• Lucerne is named after Lake Lucerne^[11].
• Waldstätte is named after Lake Lucerne^[12].
• Lake Lucerne's inflows is recorded as Reuss^[13].
• Lake Lucerne's inflows is recorded as Sarner Aa^[14].
• Lake Lucerne's inflows is recorded as Engelberger Aa^[15].
• Lake Lucerne's inflows is recorded as Muota^[16].
• Lake Lucerne's inflows is recorded as Altdorfer Dorfbach^[17].
• Lake Lucerne's outflows is recorded as Reuss^[18].
• Lake Lucerne's basin country is recorded as Switzerland^[19].
• Lake Lucerne is used for water transport^[20].
• Lake Lucerne's Commons category is recorded as Lake Lucerne^[21].
• Lake Lucerne's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 47.0194, 'lon': 8.4011}^[22].
• Lake Lucerne's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lake Lucerne^[23].
• Lake Lucerne's Commons gallery is recorded as Vierwaldstättersee^[24].
• Lake Lucerne's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[25].
• Lake Lucerne's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[26].
• Lake Lucerne's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[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 covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+113.6'}^[43]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+434'}^[44]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+30'}^[45].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include lake^[9] and area not part of a municipality of Switzerland^[10].

History and Context

Things named after include Lucerne^[11], a Municipality of Switzerland^[46], in Switzerland^[47] and Waldstätte^[12], a region^[48], in Switzerland^[49].

Why It Matters

Lake Lucerne has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[50]