Lake Annecy
Lake Annecy (French: Lac d'Annecy, French pronunciation: [lak dansi]) is a perialpine lake in Haute-Savoie in France. It is named after the city of Annecy, which marks the start of the Thiou, Lake Annecy's outflow river.[1][2]: 958
It is the third-largest lake in France, after the Lac du Bourget and Lac de Grand-Lieu, if the French part of Lake Geneva, which is shared between Switzerland and France, is excluded.[citation needed] It is a popular tourist destination known for its swimming and water sports.[citation needed]
The lake was formed about 18,000 years ago, at the time the large alpine glaciers melted.[citation needed] It is fed by many small rivers from the surrounding mountains (Ire, Eau morte, Laudon, Bornette and Biolon) and a powerful underwater source, the Boubioz, at an 82-metre depth (269 ft).[citation needed]
Cities and towns around the lake
- Annecy
- Veyrier-du-Lac
- Menthon-Saint-Bernard
- Talloires
- Doussard
- Duingt
- Saint-Jorioz
- Sévrier
A cycle path goes partially around Lake Annecy past Sevrier and St Jorioz to Ugine. It has an aim to reach Albertville. The lake is around 14 km long.[citation needed]
- View of Lake Annecy from Talloires.
- Paul Cézanne. Le lac bleu, 1896.
- Lake Annecy, with the mountains of Dents de Lanfon, Lanfonnet and La Tournette in the background.
See also
References
- ^ "Activity Weekend in the French Alps". Blue Ocean. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
- ^ Jean-Daniel Stanley and Thomas F. Jorstad, Direct Sediment Dispersal from Mountain to Shore, with Bypassing via Three Human-Modified Channel Systems to Lake Annecy, SE France (2004) Vol 20 (4) Journal of Coastal Research pp 958 - 969 JStor.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Coolidge, William Augustus Brevoort (1911). "Annecy". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 2 (11th ed.). p. 72; see last two lines. The Lake of Annecy is...
Further reading
- Jean-Daniel Stanley and Thomas F. Jorstad, Direct Sediment Dispersal from Mountain to Shore, with Bypassing via Three Human-Modified Channel Systems to Lake Annecy, SE France (2004) Vol 20 (4) Journal of Coastal Research pp 958 – 969 JStor.
External links
- Official website of Lake Annecy (tourism information center)
- Association of the Friends of the Old Annecy (French)
- Best Cycling Climbs from Lake Annecy