Lake Siljan

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Lake Siljan is a large, crescent-shaped lake in central Sweden, renowned for its scenic landscapes and origin in an ancient meteorite impact crater.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Lake Siljan canonical 5
Siljan lake system 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf impact crater lake
lake
basinType meteorite impact crater
country Sweden
elevationAboveSeaLevel about 161 meters
formedBy meteorite impact
geologicalFeature ring-shaped fracture zone
hasBasinCountry Sweden
hasInflow Oreälven
hasIsland Sollerön
hasNearbyAttraction Dalarna cultural region
linked to: Dalarna

Siljan Ring geological area
linked to: Siljan Ring
hasOutflow Österdalälven
hasShorelineSettlement Leksand
Mora
Rättvik
Tällberg
impactCraterType complex crater
impactStructureAge about 377 million years
impactStructureDiameter about 52 kilometers
impactStructureGeologicalPeriod Devonian
knownFor meteorite impact origin
scenic landscapes
locatedIn Dalarna County
Fennoscandian Shield
Scandinavia
central Sweden
locatedNear Leksand
Mora
Rättvik
Tällberg
locatedOn Siljan impact structure
maximumDepth about 134 meters
partOf Siljan Ring
Siljan lake system
linked to: Lake Siljan
region Dalarna
shape crescent-shaped
surfaceArea about 354 square kilometers
tourismType nature tourism
outdoor recreation
usedFor boating
fishing
ice skating
tourism
waterType freshwater

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dalarna contains Lake Siljan
Leksand locatedOn Lake Siljan
Lake Siljan partOf Siljan lake system
linked to: Lake Siljan
Mora locatedNear Lake Siljan
Rättvik locatedBy Lake Siljan
Rättvik hasGeographicFeature Lake Siljan