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__NOTOC__ Riffelsee is an alpine lake above the town of Zermatt in the canton of Valais, Switzerland.

Key facts

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Riffelsee
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Riffelsee 1.jpg
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Fish in Riffelsee with Matterhorn behind
Lake.location
Zermatt, Valais
Lake.basin_countries
Switzerland
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Canton of Valais#Italy Aosta Valley#Italy Piedmont#Switzerland#Italy#Alps
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bottom
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y
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yes
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18

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__NOTOC__ Riffelsee is an alpine lake above the town of Zermatt in the canton of Valais, Switzerland.

== Geography == It lies below the Riffelhorn at an elevation of 2757 m, and has a surface area of 0.45 ha. The lake can be reached from Rotenboden railway station (2815 m) on the Gornergratbahn mountain railway.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Riffelsee” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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