Lac des Évettes
Lac des Évettes is a lake in the Vanoise Massif of the Savoie department of France. The lake formed between 1939 and 1949, after the glacier that covered the area melted. Today the glacier ends almost 1 km from the lake's shore.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Lake
- Description: body of water
- Also known as: “Lac des Evettes”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Albaron and Lac du Grand Méan.
Albaron
Peak
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Albaron is a mountain of the Graian Alps in Savoie, France. Along with the nearby mountain Uia di Ciamarella it forms a large glacial basin. It was first climbed in 1866 by Yeamin and Shahd.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include L’Ecot.
L’Ecot
Hamlet
Photo: Bonneval sur arc, CC BY-SA 4.0.
L'Ecot is a small mountain hamlet located in the commune of Bonneval-sur-Arc, in the Haute Maurienne Valley, Savoie, southeastern France. Located at about 2,030 m above sea level, it lies approximately 2-mi by path from Bonneval-sur-Arc.
Lac des Évettes
- Categories: glacial lake and body of water
- Location: Bonneval-sur-Arc, Arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.355° or 45° 21′ 18″ northLongitude
7.1157° or 7° 6′ 57″ eastOpen location code
8FQ99438+X7OpenStreetMap ID
way 88359171OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeWikidata ID
Q3215693
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Satellite Map
Discover Lac des Évettes from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Lac des Évettes” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Lac des Évettes”
- French: “Lac des Evettes”
- French: “lac des Évettes”
- French: “Lac des évettes”
- French: “Lac des Évettes”
- French: “Lac Des Évettes”
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