Lake Müritz

lake, Germany

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Lake Müritz is the largest lake located entirely within Germany's borders. It is situated in the southern part of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, a state in northeastern Germany. The lake is a significant feature of the region's landscape, which was shaped by glacial activity, resulting in numerous wetlands, lakes, and streams. Lake Müritz is the centerpiece of a national park. The state of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania itself borders the Baltic Sea and Poland, and its geography includes extensive farmland and forests, with over 1,700 lakes in total.1

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Germany
Drainage of Germany
…lake in the region is Lake Müritz (44 square miles [114 square km]) in the Weichsel glacial drift of Mecklenburg–West Pomerania. In addition to Dümmer and Steinhude in Lower Saxony, a few small lakes of glacial origin dot Schleswig-Holstein. The remainder of Germany’s lakes are concentrated at the extreme southeastern…
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…lake in the region is Lake Müritz (44 square miles [114 square km]) in the Weichsel glacial drift of Mecklenburg–West Pomerania. In addition to Dümmer and Steinhude in Lower Saxony, a few small lakes of glacial origin dot Schleswig-Holstein. The remainder of Germany’s lakes are concentrated at the extreme southeastern…
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Mecklenburg–West Pomerania
Geography
…more than 1,700 lakes, including Lake Müritz in the south, the largest lake wholly within Germany’s borders and the focus of a national park. The southwest, between the plateau and the Elbe, has poor sandy soils, pine forests, and marshy valleys. In the north the plateau has good clay soils.…
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…more than 1,700 lakes, including Lake Müritz in the south, the largest lake wholly within Germany’s borders and the focus of a national park. The southwest, between the plateau and the Elbe, has poor sandy soils, pine forests, and marshy valleys. In the north the plateau has good clay soils.…
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