Chiem-See

Chiem-See, a lake of Upper Bavaria, the largest in the country, lies about 40 miles SE. of Munich, at an elevation of 1650 feet above the sea, with a length of 12 miles, a breadth of 7, and a greatest depth of 512 feet. It has three islands; its surplus water is discharged by the Alz into the Inn. The lake is famous for its fish; and a small steamer plies on it, although the primitive dug-out canoes are still its characteristic craft.