Eibsee
Eibsee ("yew lake") is a lake in Bavaria, Germany, 9 km southwest of Garmisch-Partenkirchen and roughly 100 km southwest of Munich. It is 973.28 metres (3,193.2 ft) above sea-level and its surface area is 177.4 hectares (438 acres). It is at the northerly base of the Zugspitze (2,950 metres (9,680 ft) above sea level and 3.5 km to the south), Germany's highest mountain. The lake lies within the municipality of Grainau and is privately owned.
| Eibsee | |
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View of the lake Eibsee from the Zugspitze | |
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| Location | Bavaria, Germany |
| Coordinates | 47°27′28″N 10°58′23″E |
| Primary inflows | Kotbach, Weiterbach |
| Catchment area | 13.39 km2 (5.17 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | Germany |
| Max. length | 3.15 km (1.96 mi) |
| Max. width | 0.56 km (0.35 mi) |
| Surface area | 177.4 ha (438 acres) |
| Average depth | 12.2 m (40 ft) |
| Max. depth | 35.4 m (116 ft) |
| Water volume | 21,610,000 m3 (763,000,000 cu ft) |
| Shore length1 | 8.06 km (5.01 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 973.28 m (3,193.2 ft) |
| Islands | 8 (Almbichl, Ludwigsinsel, Scheibeninsel, Maximiliansinsel, Schönbichl, Braxeninsel, Sasseninsel, Steinbichl) |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
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