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Śniardwy

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Also known as Jezioro Śniardwy

Śniardwy (, ) is a lake in the Masurian Lake District of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland.

Key facts

Body of water.name
Śniardwy
Body of water.image
Jezioro Śniardwy - Niedźwiedzi Róg 1.jpg
Body of water.caption
Śniardwy in Niedźwiedzi Róg
Body of water.location
Masurian Lake District
Body of water.pushpin_map
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship#Poland
Body of water.type
Glacial lake
Body of water.basin_countries
Poland
Body of water.islands
8

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Wikidata facts

Country
Poland
Continent
Europe
Area
113.8
Elevation
116
Body of water
Pisa
Image
Jezioro Śniardwy, widok z Niedźwiedziego Rogu (2017).jpg
Width
13.4
Length
22.1
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vertical depth
23.4
Commons category
Śniardwy Lake
residence time of water
1.4
basin country
Poland
volume as quantity
0.65
outflows
Lake Roś
native label
Śniardwy
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Encyclopedic overview

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Śniardwy (, ) is a lake in the Masurian Lake District of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland.

At , Śniardwy is the largest lake in Poland. It was also the largest lake in Prussia and in Germany, when Warmia-Masuria was under German rule and formed the southern part of East Prussia. It is long and wide. The maximum depth is 23 metres (75 feet). There are eight islands on the Śniardwy lake.

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

On the map

2 mapped locations