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Vettern] with the addition of the definite See also:article often written See also:VETTER [Vallee or Wetter
, a See also:lake of See also:southern See also:Sweden, 8o m. See also:long, and 18 m. in extreme breadth
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It has an See also:area of 733 sq. m., and a drainage area of 2528 sq. m.; its maximum See also:depth in 390 ft., and its See also:elevation above See also:sea-level 289 ft
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It drains eastward by the See also:Motala See also:river to the Baltic
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Its See also:waters are of remarkable transparency and blueness, its shores picturesque and steep on the See also:east See also:side, where the Omberg (863 ft.) rises abruptly, with furrowed flanks pierced by caves
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The lake is subject to sudden storms
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Its See also:northern See also:part is crossed from Karlsborg to Motala (W. to E.) by the See also:GOta See also:canal route
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At the southern end is the important manufacturing See also:town of See also:Jonkoping, and 15 M
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N. of it the picturesque See also:island of Vising, with a ruined See also:palace of the 17th See also:century and a See also:fine See also: See also:Close to Motala are some of the largest See also:mechanical- workshops in Sweden, See also:building warships, machinery, See also:bridges, &c . |
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