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Lac de Champex is a
lake
A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...
in
Valais
Valais ( , , ; frp, Valês; german: Wallis ), more formally the Canton of Valais,; german: Kanton Wallis; in other official Swiss languages outside Valais: it, (Canton) Vallese ; rm, (Chantun) Vallais. is one of the 26 cantons forming the S ...
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Switzerland. Its surface area is . On the shores lies the village of
Champex
Champex (; also Champex-Lac) is a village located in the French-speaking Swiss canton of Valais, part of the municipality of Orsières.
The village lies at 1,470 metres on the shore of Lac de Champex, at the foot of the Mont Blanc Massif. It is ...
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See also
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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 ...
Champex
Champex (; also Champex-Lac) is a village located in the French-speaking Swiss canton of Valais, part of the municipality of Orsières.
The village lies at 1,470 metres on the shore of Lac de Champex, at the foot of the Mont Blanc Massif. It is ...
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