Lake Lucerne (
German: Vierwaldstättersee, lit. "Lake of the Four
Forest Cantons") is a
lake in central
Switzerland, the fourth largest in the country. It lies approximately at co-ordinates .The lake is a complicated shape, with bends and arms reaching from the city of
Lucerne into the mountains. It has a total area of
114 km² (44 sq mi), an elevation of 434 m (1,424 ft), and a maximum depth of 214 m (702 ft). Its volume is
11.8 km³. Much of the shoreline rises steeply into mountains up to 1,500 m above the lake, resulting in many picturesque views including those of
Mount Rigi and
Mount Pilatus.
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