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Great St Bernard Lake

Coordinates: 45°52′07″N 7°10′02″E / 45.86861°N 7.16722°E / 45.86861; 7.16722
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Great St Bernard Lake
Looking south to Italian hospice
LocationValais, Aosta Valley
Coordinates45°52′07″N 7°10′02″E / 45.86861°N 7.16722°E / 45.86861; 7.16722
Primary outflowsTorrent du Grand St-Bernard
Basin countriesSwitzerland, Italy
Surface elevation2,447 m (8,028 ft)

Great St Bernard Lake (French: Lac du Grand St-Bernard, Italian: Lago del Gran San Bernardo) is a mountain lake of the Pennine Alps, located south-west of Great St Bernard Pass. It is divided between Switzerland (canton of Valais) and Italy (region of Aosta Valley), although it lies south of the Alps, within the Dora Baltea basin.

The lake is located at a height of 2,447 metres above sea level and has a maximum length of 350 metres.

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