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Obersee (Arosa)
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Obersee or Oberer Arosasee is the lake
in the center of Arosa
, a resort in the Grisons, Switzerland
. The lake has a surface area of 7.1 ha (17.5 acre) at an elevation of 1734 m. Arosa's lower lake (Untersee) is at 1691 m.
Lake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...
in the center of Arosa
Arosa
Arosa is a town and a municipality in the district of Plessur in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. It is both a summer and a winter tourist resort.-History:...
, a resort in the Grisons, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. The lake has a surface area of 7.1 ha (17.5 acre) at an elevation of 1734 m. Arosa's lower lake (Untersee) is at 1691 m.