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This is a list of islands of Switzerland.
Inseln in der Schweiz (PDF-Format)
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Verzeichnis der Inseln
List with map and coordinates. {{Authority control *
This is a list of islands of Switzerland. Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
is a landlocked country, hence all Swiss islands are located in lake
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s or river
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s. This list also includes islands in artificial lakes (*). In these cases, the water levels may drop by a few metres at some periods of the year, thereby turning some islands into peninsulas.
See also
* List of lakes of Switzerland * List of rivers of Switzerland *List of islands
This is a list of the lists of islands in the world grouped by country
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References
* Swisstopo * Google EarthExternal links
Inseln in der Schweiz (PDF-Format)
- Directory with information for visitors (German language)
Verzeichnis der Inseln
List with map and coordinates. {{Authority control *
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
Islands