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Lake Sils (German ''Silsersee'', Romansh: ''Lej da Segl'') is a lake in the Upper Engadine valley, Grisons, Switzerland. It takes its name from the village of Sils im Engadin. The lake lies at an altitude of 1,797 metres above sea level, between Maloja Pass and Lake Silvaplana. It is overlooked by several mountains over 3,000 metres, notably Piz Corvatsch, Piz Grevasalvas and Piz da la Margna. The lake's drainage basin culminates at Piz Fora (3,336 m) and comprises the Vadrec da Fedoz glacier. With a surface area of 4.1 km², Lake Sils is the largest lake of the Engadine. It is also the largest natural lake in the Alps lying above 1,000 metres.〔Johannes Eue, ''(Wandern im Engadin )'', p. 29〕 The lake was formed by a prehistoric landslide dam, similarly to Lake Silvaplana.〔Stephen G. Evens, ''(Natural and Artificial Rockslide Dams )'', p. 103〕 The wooded Chastè peninsula extends into the lake at its north-eastern end. At the end of the peninsula there is a plaque to Friedrich Nietzsche with a passage from ''Thus Spoke Zarathustra''. Near the peninsula is located the wooded island of Chaviolas, the largest in Lake Sils. Annually, in winter, the cross-country Engadin Skimarathon crosses the lake, starting at its edge in the Maloja Palace. Boat connections run from end of June to end of September, making Lake Sils one of the highest lake in Europe with public transport boat route.〔(Sils im Engadin ), Hiking in Switzerland, wanderland.ch〕 The largest villages on Lake Sils are Sils im Engadin and Maloja (part of Bregaglia), located respectively at the eastern and western ends of the lake. Other hamlets are Cadlägh, Isola and Plaun da Lej. ==See also== *List of mountain lakes of Switzerland 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lake Sils」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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