Chiemsee

Chiemsee
Chiemsee
	Satellite view of the Chiemsee
	Chiemsee
Location	Bavaria
Coordinates	47°53′24″N 12°28′12″E / 47.89000°N 12.47000°E
Type	Natural lake
Primary inflows	Tiroler Achen, Prien
Primary outflows	Alz
Basin countries	Germany
Surface area	79.9 km2 (30.8 sq mi)
Max. depth	72.7 m (239 ft)
Water volume	2,048×106 m3 (72.3×109 cu ft)
Shore length1	63.96 km (39.74 mi)
Surface elevation	518.19 m (1,700.1 ft)
Islands	Herreninsel, Fraueninsel, Krautinsel, Schalch
Ramsar Wetland
Designated	26 February 1976
Reference no.	95
	1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Chiemsee (German pronunciation: [ˈkiːmzeː] ^ⓘ) is a freshwater lake in Bavaria,^[2] Germany, near Rosenheim. It is often called "the Bavarian Sea". The rivers Tiroler Achen and Prien flow into the lake from the south, and the river Alz flows out towards the north. The Alz flows into the Inn which then merges with the Danube. The Chiemsee is divided into the bigger, north section, in the northeast, called Weitsee, and the Inselsee, in the southwest.

The Chiemgau, the region surrounding the Chiemsee, is a popular recreation area.

At the bottom of the lake, there is a double meteor crater.^[3]

^ "Chiemsee". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Chiemsee" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 6 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 132.
^ "Chiemgau impact: a probable doublet meteorite crater in Lake Chiemsee". Retrieved 2024-06-28.

[1] "Chiemsee". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.

[EB1911-2] Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Chiemsee" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 6 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 132.

[3] "Chiemgau impact: a probable doublet meteorite crater in Lake Chiemsee". Retrieved 2024-06-28.

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