Lake Annecy
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The lake is at Script error: No such module "convert". feet above sea level. At approximately Script error: No such module "convert".,[3] it is the third-largest lake in France, after the Lac du Bourget and Lac de Grand-Lieu, if the French part of Lake Geneva, which is shared between Switzerland and France, is excluded.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". It is a popular tourist destination known for its swimming and water sports.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
The lake was formed about 18,000 years ago, at the time the large alpine glaciers melted.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". It is fed by many small rivers from the surrounding mountains (Ire, Eau morte, Laudon, Bornette and Biolon) and a powerful underwater source, the Boubioz, at an 82-metre depth (269 ft).Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Cities and towns around the lake
A cycle path goes partially around Lake Annecy past Sevrier and St Jorioz to Ugine. It has an aim to reach Albertville. The lake is around 14 km long.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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View of Lake Annecy from Talloires.
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Paul Cézanne. Le lac bleu, 1896.
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Lake Annecy, with the mountains of Dents de Lanfon, Lanfonnet and La Tournette in the background.
See also
References
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- ↑ Jean-Daniel Stanley and Thomas F. Jorstad, Direct Sediment Dispersal from Mountain to Shore, with Bypassing via Three Human-Modified Channel Systems to Lake Annecy, SE France (2004) Volume 20 (4) Journal of Coastal Research pp 958 - 969 JStor.
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Further reading
- Jean-Daniel Stanley and Thomas F. Jorstad, Direct Sediment Dispersal from Mountain to Shore, with Bypassing via Three Human-Modified Channel Systems to Lake Annecy, SE France (2004) Volume 20 (4) Journal of Coastal Research pp 958 – 969 JStor.