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Some of the largest lakes in the world are in Europe. Did you know that Loch Ness is the deepest lake in the world? Learn about the major lakes in Europe here.
Featured Article: Lough Neagh
Neagh, Lough, a lake in Northern Ireland. The largest lake in the British Isles, it is about 10 miles (16 km) wide and 18 miles (29 km) long. See more »
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Ijsselmeer
IJsselmeer, the largest lake in the Netherlands. It serves as a freshwater reservoir and is part of a project, begun in 1920, to change much of the Zuider Zee, an arm of the North Sea, into productive new tracts of land called polders.
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Balaton, Lake, the largest lake in central Europe. It is in west-central Hungary, 60 miles (97 km) southwest of Budapest.
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Como, Lake, a lake in northern Italy famed for its beauty. It lies in Lombardy at the edge of the Alps, surrounded by high peaks.
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Constance, Lake (German: Bodensee), a lake on the borders of Switzerland, Germany, and Austria.
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Geneva, Lake (French:Lac de Genève; also Lac Léman), a lake in central Europe shared by Switzerland and France.
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Lucerne, Lake (German: Vierwaldstätter See), a lake in central Switzerland. It lies at the northern edge of the Alps at an elevation of 1,424 feet (434 m) and is bordered by the cantons (states) of Lucerne, Unterwalden, Uri, and Schwyz.
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Maggiore, Lake, (Italian:Lago Maggiore, also Lago Verbano), a lake in northern Italy and southern Switzerland.
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Mälaren, Lake, a lake in southeastern Sweden. It stretches westward for 70 miles (113 km) from Stockholm, which lies on a strait linking the lake with the Baltic Sea.
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Nemi, Lake, a lake in central Italy, about 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Rome. Roughly circular in shape, it has a diameter of almost one mile (1.6 km).
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Vänern, Lake, also Vener, the largest lake in Sweden and the third largest in Europe.
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Vättern, Lake, a lake in south-central Sweden. It stretches 80 miles (130 km) from Askersund in the north to Jönköping in the south.
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Zürich, Lake (German: Zürichsee), a lake in northern Switzerland. It is 25 miles (40 km) long (northwest to southeast) and as much as 3 miles (5 km) wide.
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Loch Lomond, a Scottish lake, the largest in Great Britain. It is 23 miles (37 km) long and up to 5 miles (8 km) wide.
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Loch Ness, one of the largest and deepest lakes in Scotland. It is in north-central Scotland in the Great Glen (Glen Mor).
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Neagh, Lough, a lake in Northern Ireland. The largest lake in the British Isles, it is about 10 miles (16 km) wide and 18 miles (29 km) long.
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Masurian Lakes, a group of lakes in northeastern Poland. The largest lakes are Sniardwy (47 square miles [122 km2]) and Mamty (40 square miles [104 km2]).
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Windermere, England's largest lake. It lies in the southern part of Cumbria County.
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