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Neusiedl Lake

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Neusiedl Lake

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Also known as Lake Neusiedl

steppe lake in Central Europe

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Neusiedl Lake is a shallow steppe lake located in Central Europe, situated on the border between Austria and Hungary. It is notable as one of Europe's largest steppe lakes and plays an important ecological role as a habitat for diverse bird species and wetland ecosystems.

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Wikidata facts

Country
Hungary
Area
315
Elevation
115.45
Official website
neusiedler-see.at
Image
Neusiedler See im Winter.jpg
Width
14
Length
36
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UNESCO Biosphere Reserve URL
www.unesco.org/en/mab/lake-ferto
Commons category
Lake Neusiedl
outflows
Einser-Kanal
heritage designation
Ramsar site
inflows
Wulka
watershed area
1120
residence time of water
3.5
vertical depth
1.80
volume as quantity
320000000
native label
Neusiedlersee
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Encyclopedic overview

Lake Neusiedl

Lake Neusiedl (German: Neusiedler See, pronounced [ˈnɔʏˌziːdlɐ ˈzeː] ; Croatian: Nežidersko jezero or Niuzaljsko jezero; Slovene: Nežidersko jezero; Slovak: Neziderské jazero; Czech: Neziderské jezero) or Lake Fertő (Hungarian: Fertő tó), is the largest endorheic lake in Central Europe, straddling Austria and Hungary. The lake is saline and covers 315 km (122 sq mi), of which 240 km (93 sq mi) is on the Austrian side and 75 km (29 sq mi) on the Hungarian side. Its drainage basin is about 1,120 km (430 sq mi), about three times its size excluding the lake itself. From north to south, the lake is about 36 km (22 mi) long, and it is between 6 km (3+1⁄2 mi) and 12 km (7+1⁄2 mi) wide from east to west. On average, its surface is 115.45 m (378.8 ft) above the Adriatic Sea and it is no more than 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) deep.

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