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  2. Fishing industry in Switzerland - Wikipedia

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    Switzerland has 1,342 square kilometres (518 sq mi) of lake surface area, [10] 1,232.3 square kilometres (475.8 sq mi), or 91 percent of the total, of which is used for commercial fishing. This includes 16 of the country's 17 largest lakes, all those more than 10 square kilometres (3.9 sq mi) in area except the Sihlsee reservoir in the canton ...

  3. Lake Geneva - Wikipedia

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    Lake Geneva is the largest body of water in Switzerland, and greatly exceeds in size all others that are connected with the main valleys of the Alps. It is in the shape of a crescent, with the horns pointing south, the northern shore being 95 km (59 mi) and the southern shore 72 km (45 mi) in length.

  4. Ouchy - Wikipedia

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    Once a fishing village, Ouchy was incorporated into the city of Lausanne in the mid-19th century to serve as a port on Lake Geneva. Links between the port and the city centre were improved in 1877 when Switzerland's first funicular opened. The line was converted to a rack railway in 1954, with a maintenance depot located at the Ouchy station.

  5. List of lakes of Switzerland - Wikipedia

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    The two most extensive, Lake Geneva and Lake Constance, are amongst the largest in Europe and mark the border of the Swiss Plateau, along with the Alps and the Jura Mountains. The largest wholly Swiss lake is Lake Neuchâtel. The remaining lakes over 100 km 2 (39 sq mi) are Lake Maggiore and Lake Lucerne. In total 103 lakes exist that are more ...

  6. Lake Geneva region - Wikipedia

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    The Lake Geneva region, Lemanic Region or Region Lémanique (French: Région lémanique, German: Genferseeregion) is the region of Switzerland encompassing the cantons of Geneva, Vaud and Valais. It is one of the NUTS-2 regions of Switzerland.

  7. Lake Constance - Wikipedia

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    The Lake Constance trout (Salmo trutta) was almost extinct in the 1980s due to pollution, but thanks to protective measures they have made a significant return. Lake Constance is the home of the critically endangered species of trout Salvelinus profundus, [79] and formerly also the now extinct Lake Constance whitefish (Coregonus gutturosus). [80]

  8. List of islands of Switzerland - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of islands of Switzerland. Switzerland is a landlocked country, hence all Swiss islands are located in lakes or rivers . This list also includes islands in artificial lakes (*).

  9. List of dams and reservoirs in Switzerland - Wikipedia

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    Name of lake Canton Volume in million m³ Surface elevation (m) Surface area in km 2 Maximal depth (m) Name of dam Type of dam Year of construction Height of dam (m) Lac des Dix: Valais: 401: 2365 3.65 227: Grande Dixence: Gravity 1961 285: Dixence: Gravity 1935 87 Lac d'Emosson: Valais: 227 1930 3.27 161 Emosson: Arch 1974 180 Barberine ...

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