Ketelmeer

The Ketelmeer is the tongue of the into which the river drains. It is situated between the polders and , and connects the river to the lake.
Wikipedia
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Places of Interest

Highlights include IJsseloog.

Island
Photo: Albert kok, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is an artificial island in the Ketelmeer used as a depository to store polluted silt. Most of the polluted silt was deposited in the Ketelmeer by the river between 1950 and 1990.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Schokkerhaven and Ketelhaven.

Hamlet
Photo: Gouwenaar, CC0.
is a hamlet.

Hamlet
Photo: Milliped, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Ketelmeer.

Hamlet
Photo: GerardM, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km northeast of Ketelmeer.

Ketelmeer

Latitude
52.60013° or 52° 36′ 1″ north
Longitude
5.72868° or 5° 43′ 43″ east
Elevation
-3 metres (-10 feet)
Open location code
9F47JP2H+3F
Geo­Names ID
2752893
Wiki­data ID
Q1739879
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Satellite Map

Discover Ketelmeer from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Venetian—“Ketelmeer” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كيتيلمير”
  • Catalan: “Ketelmeer”
  • Chinese: “凯特尔湖”
  • Chuvash: “Кетелмер”
  • Croatian: “Ketelmeer”
  • Dutch: “Ketelmeer”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره كيتيلمير”
  • French: “Ketelmeer”
  • Georgian: “კეტელმერი”
  • Georgian: “კეტელმერის ტბა”
  • German: “Ketelmeer”
  • Italian: “Ketelmeer”
  • Japanese: “ケーテル湖”
  • Lithuanian: “Ketelmeras”
  • Macedonian: “Кетелмер”
  • Polish: “Ketelmeer”
  • Russian: “Кетелмер”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Ketelmeer”
  • Spanish: “Ketelmeer”
  • Spanish: “Lago de Ketel”
  • Turkish: “Ketelmeer”
  • Ukrainian: “Кетелмер”
  • Venetian: “Ketelmeer”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Keteldiep and Zwolse Hoek.

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