Melchsee
Melchsee is a lake in the canton of Obwalden, Switzerland. It lends its name to the resort Melchsee-Frutt, in the municipality of Kerns. At an elevation of 1891 m, its surface area is 54 ha.
Places of Interest
Highlights: Melchsee-Kapelle and Turbinenanlage Stäubiloch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Melchsee-Frutt and Innertkirchen.
Melchsee-Frutt
Village
Photo: Cooper, Public domain.Innertkirchen
Village
Meiringen
Melchsee
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: Kerns, Obwalden, Canton of Obwalden, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.7709° or 46° 46′ 15″ north
Longitude
8.27248° or 8° 16′ 21″ east
Elevation
1,890 metres (6,201 feet)
Open location code
8FRCQ7CC+9X
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Venetian—“Melchsee” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “梅爾希湖”
- Dutch: “Melchsee”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره ميلتشسى”
- French: “Melchsee”
- German: “Melchsee”
- Italian: “lago di Melch”
- Italian: “Lago di Melch”
- Korean: “멜히호”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Melchsee”
- Portuguese: “Lago Melchsee”
- Venetian: “lago de Melch”
- “Melchsee”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Schwarzenthal and Aelggi Alp.
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