Lake Murten

Summary

Lake Murten is a lake^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of lake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (278 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lake Murten is located in Canton of Fribourg^[3].
• Lake Murten is located in Canton of Vaud^[4].
• Lake Murten is in the country of Switzerland^[5].
• Lake Murten's instance of is recorded as lake^[6].
• Lake Murten's instance of is recorded as area not part of a municipality of Switzerland^[7].
• Murten is named after Lake Murten^[8].
• Lake Murten's inflows is recorded as Broye^[9].
• Lake Murten's inflows is recorded as Chandon^[10].
• Lake Murten's outflows is recorded as Broye^[11].
• Lake Murten's basin country is recorded as Switzerland^[12].
• Lake Murten is part of Q693912^[13].
• Lake Murten's Commons category is recorded as Lake Murten^[14].
• Lake Murten's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.933333333333, 'lon': 7.075}^[15].
• Lake Murten's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary^[16].
• Lake Murten's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Lac de Morat'}^[17].
• Lake Murten's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Murtensee'}^[18].
• Lake Murten's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+9.9'}^[19].
• Lake Murten sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+429'}^[20].
• Lake Murten covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+22.8'}^[21].
• Lake Murten's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+2.8'}^[22].
• Lake Murten's watershed area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+693'}^[23].
• Lake Murten's volume as quantity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q5195628', 'amount': '+550'}^[24].
• Lake Murten's vertical depth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+45'}^[25].
• Lake Murten's drainage basin is recorded as Rhine basin^[26].

Body

Geography

Lake Murten is in the country of Switzerland^[5]. Located in include Canton of Fribourg^[3], a canton of Switzerland^[27], in Switzerland^[28], founded in 1481^[29] and Canton of Vaud^[4], a canton of Switzerland^[30], in Switzerland^[31], founded in 1803^[32]. It is part of Q693912^[13].

Physical Characteristics

Lake Murten covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+22.8'}^[21]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+429'}^[20]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+9.9'}^[19].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include lake^[6] and area not part of a municipality of Switzerland^[7].

History and Context

Murten is named after Lake Murten^[8].

Why It Matters

Lake Murten ranks in the top 4% of lake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (278 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]