Attersee (lake)
Attersee, also known as Kammersee, English sometimes Lake Atter, is the largest lake of the Salzkammergut region in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. It is Austria's third largest lake by area, surpassed only by Lake Constance and Lake Neusiedl, which, however, both of those larger lakes extend beyond national borders.
| Attersee Kammersee | |
|---|---|
Attersee Kammersee | |
| Location | Salzkammergut, Upper Austria |
| Coordinates | 47°54′N 13°33′E |
| Primary inflows | Seeache |
| Primary outflows | Ager |
| Catchment area | 464 km2 (179 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | Austria |
| Max. length | 18.9 km (11.7 mi) |
| Max. width | 3.3 km (2.1 mi) |
| Surface area | 46.2 km2 (17.8 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 85 m (279 ft) |
| Max. depth | 169 m (554 ft) |
| Water volume | 3.943 km3 (3,197,000 acre⋅ft) |
| Surface elevation | 469 m (1,539 ft) |
| Islands | Litzlberg Castle |
| Settlements | Seewalchen, Schörfling, Weyregg, Steinbach, Unterach, Nußdorf, Attersee |
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