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Steinhuder Meer

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Wilhelmstein Steinhuder Meer Eins
Wilhelmstein Steinhuder Meer Eins

Lake Steinhude, German: Steinhuder Meer, , is a lake in Lower Saxony, Germany located 30 kilometres (19 mi) northwest of Hanover. Named after the nearby village of Steinhude, it has an area of about 30 square kilometres (12 sq mi), making it the largest lake of northwestern Germany. At the same time, Lake Steinhude is very shallow, with an average depth of only 1.35 metres (4.4 ft) and a maximum depth of less than 3 metres (9.8 ft). It lies within a region known as the Hanoverian Moor Geest.

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N 52.466666666667 ° E 9.3333333333333 °
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Lower Saxony, Germany
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