Melchsee is a lake in the canton of
Obwalden,
Switzerland. It lends its name to the resort
Melchsee-Frutt
Melchsee-Frutt is a mountain resort village in Switzerland. It is located near the lake Melchsee, in the municipality of Kerns, canton Obwalden.
Overview
The village is located at above sea level and is the heart of the resort. The main at ...
, in the municipality of
Kerns
Kerns may refer to:
* Plural of Kern
* Kerns (surname)
* Kerns, Ontario, Canada
* Kerns, Portland, Oregon, United States
* Kerns, Switzerland, a village and municipality
See also
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* Kernstown, Virginia, United States
** Battle of Kernsto ...
. At an elevation of 1891 m, its surface area is .
See also
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List of lakes of Switzerland
This article contains a sortable table listing all major lakes of Switzerland. The table includes all still water bodies, natural or artificial, that have a surface area of at least , regardless of water volume, maximum depth or other metric. The ...
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List of mountain lakes of Switzerland
This is a list of high-altitude lakes in Switzerland. It includes all significant lakes, natural or artificial, with an area over 4 hectares and a height over 800 metres above sea level. This height approximately corresponds to the transiti ...
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Lakes of the Swiss Alps
Lakes of Obwalden
Reservoirs in Switzerland
LMelchsee
Kerns, Switzerland
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