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	Lake Balaton - MSN Encarta
		Lake Balaton, located in Hungary, is the largest lake in Central Europe, and a popular regional tourist destination.
		Balaton (Plattensee in German) is major lake in Hungary and the biggest lake in Central Europe.
		Lake Balaton, lake in Hungary, southwest of Budapest, the largest lake in central Europe.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761553600/Lake_Balaton.html (235 words)

	Lake Balaton - Budapest & Hungary Tourist Information
		Lake Balaton - with a 590 km² water surface - is shallower along the southern shore, which is therefore recommended for large families, while the brave loners are welcome to the northern shore.
		The town lies in the northeastern corner of the lake, it is open to the water, surrounded by hills from the west and the north, sheding a pleasant, mediterranean atmosphere.
		Siófok is often referred to as the "capital" of Lake Balaton, as its population swells to fivefold in the summer.
	www.ohb.hu /guide/lake_balaton.en.html (3430 words)

	Lake Balaton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lake Balaton (Hungarian: Balaton; Latin: Lacus Pelso; German: Plattensee; Serbian: Blatno Jezero or Блатно Језеро; meaning approximately "muddy lake" in Slavic, probable origin of the name), located in Hungary, is the largest lake in Central Europe.
		With a surface area of 592 km², Lake Balaton lies approximately at the coordinates 46°50′N 17°44′E, and has a length of 77 km and a width ranging from 4 to 14 km.
		Operation Frühlingserwachen was conducted in the region of Lake Balaton in March 1945, being referred to as "the Lake Balaton Offensive" in many English histories of the Second World War.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lake_Balaton (481 words)

	Lake Balaton : Introduction \| Frommers.com
		Lake Balaton may not be the Mediterranean, but don't tell that to Hungarians.
		Around the lake's 197km (315 miles) of shoreline, vacationers cast their reels for pike; play tennis, soccer, and volleyball; ride horses; and hike in the hills.
		Teenagers, students, and young travelers tend to congregate in the hedonistic towns on the south shore, where the land is as flat as it is in Pest.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/lakebalaton/2696010001.html (640 words)

	Maďarsko: Lake Balaton
		Lake Balaton is one of Hungary's most precious treasures and most frequented resort.
		The Georgikon Agriculture Museum and the Balaton Museum display the flora and fauna of the Balaton Region.
		The Lake is covered with water-lilies and extends over an area of approximately 30 square-miles, with a depth of 118 feet at the center.
	www.voltek.cz /poklady/madarsko/madarsko_balaton02.htm (1741 words)

	Lake Balaton Travel Information on Lake Balaton Hungary
		Lake Balaton is one of Hungary's most precious treasures and most frequented resort.
		At its center, the depth is 52.5 ft. The southern shores are ideal for small children because of the shallow water.
		The Lake is covered with water-lilies and extends over an area of approximately 30 square-miles, with a depth of 118 feet at the center.
	www.gotohungary.com /regions/balaton.shtml (1802 words)

	Lake Balaton, Hungary
		Lake Balaton covers an area of 598sq.km (230sq.mi.), making it the largest inland lake in Central Europe, and together with its surrounding countryside it has become Hungary's major tourist region.
		Measuring 77km (48mi.) in length and up to 14km (9mi.) in width, and fed mainly with water from the Zala river and the karst springs in the Tapolca region, the lake was formed at the end of the Pleistocene period, some 20,000-22,000 years ago, as the result of structural sinking of the earth's crust.
		With an average depth of 3-4m (10-13ft), the bed of the lake is comparatively flat (measuring only 12.4m (41ft) at its deepest point, near the Tihany peninsula, in the Tihany Spring), has dried out completely twice during its existence, mainly because of the relatively small amount of water it contains, i.e.
	www.planetware.com /hungary/lake-balaton-h-zl-bal.htm (520 words)

	Lake Balaton, Hungary - Central Europe's Largest Lake, holiday resort, contact Balaton Tourism for holidays and short ...
		Lake Balaton is the largest lake in Europe.
		Lake Balaton is regarded as safe for children, particularly the Southern side around Balatonboglar.
		During this time Lake Balaton becomes warm and it is an ideal time for relaxing on the beach, swimming and trying watersports such as sailing, windsurfing and fishing.
	www.balatontourism.com /lake1.htm (364 words)

	sailing information - Lake Balaton in Hungary
		The varied water movements are influenced by the large expanse of the lake, the formation of the terrain of the surrounding area, the dissimilarity and frequency of wind directions and strengths together with the subdivision of the surface of the lake into bays.
		In the middle of the lake the biggest wave of 1.95 m was observed in a northerly wind of average velocity 11.8 m/s (22.9 knots).
		In the areas of the lake off the northern shore the wind-shadow effect of the mountains is of such intensity as to reduce the strength of the wind in particular instances (e.g.
	www.wind99.com /angol/localinfo.htm (5206 words)

	Lake Balaton – FREE Lake Balaton Information \| Encyclopedia.com: Find Lake Balaton Research
		Buy-to-yacht in Hungary Lake Balaton is Europe's largest lake.
		Balaton cherry is a fruit of labor.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
		In Iezzoni's case, her fledgling is a new variety of cherry _ the tart, dark-fleshed Balaton, a species she discovered in Hungary nearly 20 years ago and brought to America to research...
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1B1-356414.html (803 words)

	Balaton Lake - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Balaton, Lake, lake, largest in Hungary, south-west of Budapest.
		Important freshwater fisheries are on Lake Balaton and the Danube and Tisza rivers.
		The catch in 2001 was 19,694 tonnes and consisted chiefly of...
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Balaton_Lake.html (126 words)

	Global Warming: Alarm Over Hungary's Shrinking Lake
		LAKE BALATON, Hungary - Lake Balaton, central Europe's biggest fresh water lake and one of Hungary's main tourist attractions, is shrinking, prompting warnings of a potential ecological and economic catastrophe.
		One legend has it that a young girl sits weeping in a church in the center of the lake, her tears the source of water for one of central Europe's favorite family and recreational resorts.
		Balaton, itself a result of climate change at the end of the last Ice Age over 10,000 years ago, is fed by rainfall and the Zala river in the south -- home to unique bird life which is under threat if the lake continues to dry up.
	www.commondreams.org /headlines03/0830-03.htm (1269 words)

	Hotels Balaton, accommodation: hotel, apartment next to the lake
		Lake Balaton is one of the most precious natural treasures of Hungary.
		It is the largest lake of Central Europe, its length is 77 kilometres and its width ranges from 4 to 14 kilometres.
		Balatonfüred is the capital of the northern shore of Lake Balaton.
	www.ohb.hu /city/balaton/index.en.html (930 words)

	Worldworx Travel - Features - Hungary - Information - Lake Balaton
		Lake Balaton is the largest freshwater lake on the European Peninsula and is some 77km in length.
		The Balaton region is a big wine-growing region and many vineyards can be seen, dotted along the shores of Lake Balaton.
		The Shores of Lake Balaton around the resort are home to a flock of beautiful mute swans that linger around the main resort promenade.
	www.worldworx.tv /hungary/dc/information/lake-balaton.htm (565 words)

	Lake Balaton, Hungary (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The ancient lake formed in the Pleistocene and consisted of several separated basins, which merged successively as a consequence of erosion and minor tectonic movements.
		Overfishing and lowered water level due to climate change are two of the biggest problems at the lake.
		To stop and to avert the deterioration of Lake Balaton, to protect the natural shores and natural flora and fauna of the lake and its vicinity.
	www.livinglakes.org /balaton (202 words)

	Holiday rentals in Lake Balaton, Hungary
		Lake Balaton is often referred to as the “Hungarian Sea”, and is certainly one of Hungary’s most treasured gems.
		Lake Balaton golf courses are very undulating, and quite unforgiving, offering any golfer staying in a Lake Balaton property a real challenge and some wonderful views.
		Lake Balaton benefits from a mainly Mediterranean climate, meaning that summers are long and hot, (averaging around 25˚C from June until September), and winters are short and quite dry.
	www.holiday-rentals.co.uk /Hungary/Lake-Balaton/r1618.htm (651 words)

	Lake Balaton
		The condition of Lake Balaton, also known as the 'Sea of Hungary', is a high-priority issue for Hungarians, the Government of Hungary and the millions of foreign tourists visiting its unique habitat, shorelines and upland protected areas.
		Lake Balaton's uniquely vulnerable situation is the combined result mainly of its very shallow profile, and the fact that through heavy reliance on tourism as a primary source of livelihoods, the socio-economic consequences of ecological deterioration can be severe and immediate.
		The overall purpose of the project is to contribute to a better understanding of Lake Balaton’s ecological and socio-economic system vulnerability and resilience arising from multiple forces of global and local change, including land use, demographic, economic and climate change, and build capacity for more effective policy-making and adaptation measures in response.
	www.grid.unep.ch /activities/sustainable/balaton/index.php (707 words)

	Hungary Balaton, Hotels in Budapest, Hungarian resort hotels
		Beautiful Lake Balaton, Central Europe's largest freshwater lake, some 60 miles southwest of Budapest, is Hungary's number one vacation resort and a major wine-producing region.
		The north shore of the lake is noted for its resorts, wineries and spas.
		Little Balaton at the lake's south- west end is a nature conservation area, a shelter for many rare and protected bird species: white herons, spoonbills and cormorants.
	www.gotohungary.com /budapest/balaton.shtml (308 words)

	Lake Balaton Travel Guide, Hungary, Lake Balaton City Guide, Lake Balaton holiday
		Lake Balaton, is the largest freshwater lake in Europe and the premier vacation region in Hungary.
		Jutting out into the lake and almost joining the northern and southern shores is the Tihany Peninsula, which has an old Benedictine Abbey in the quaint town and is surrounded by a nature reserve, which many consider to be the most beautiful place on the lake.
		Keszthely is the best town on Lake Balaton from which to explore the surrounding area, including the nearby Kis-Balaton nature reserve, excellent for bird watching, and the thermal lake at Hévíz.
	www.wordtravels.com /Travelguide/Countries/Hungary/Regions/Lake+Balaton (745 words)

	More than Balaton: Hungary's lakeside get-away reveals more than splashy fun
		They used the lake as a meeting point, since under Communism it was one of the few places for divided friends and families to meet.
		Lake Héviz, which lies seven kilometers northwest of Balaton in the crater of an extinct volcano, is Europe's largest thermal lake.
		But just a short walk into the country from the lake is some of the most beautiful, unspoiled farmland in the area - rolling meadows of wildflowers, streams and small lakes, shepherds and their sheep, and groups of cattle and goats.
	www.ontheglobe.com /notes/notes87.htm (1620 words)

	Biking vacations , Cycling Holiday in Hungary , lakes , self guided cycle tour
		This area around Lake Balaton is ideal for a cycling holiday, cycle ways on the south of the lake and quiet country lanes to the west and north of the Lake.
		Lake Balaton is central Europe’s largest lake and is known as the “ Hungarian Sea”.
		Lake Balaton is to the south west of Budapest around 3 hours by Train.
	www.hookedoncycling.co.uk /Hungary/hungary.html (497 words)

	Budapest A City for All Senses
		Beautiful Lake Balaton, Central Europe's largest freshwater lake, some 60 miles southwest of Budapest, is Hungary's number one vacation resort and a major wine-producing region.
		The north shore of the lake is noted for its resorts, wineries and spas.
		Little Balaton at the lake's south- west end is a nature conservation area, a shelter for many rare and protected bird species: white herons, spoonbills and cormorants.
	www.cyberhungary.net /AboutLakeBalaton.htm (300 words)

	Lake Balaton Travel Guide \| Lake Balaton Travel Info \| Top Hotels, Restaurants, Vacations, Sightseeing in Lake Balaton: ...
		Lake Balaton is a great place to meet people from throughout Europe.
		The tourist-centric southern shore of the lake is more popular with families, and the northern side has more hills and vineyards and is popular with individual tourists, wine enthusiasts and hikers.
		An excursion to Lake Balaton can be made as a day trip from Budapest, but we prefer to spend at least one night in the area.
	professionaltravelguide.com /lake-balaton/Destinations-143781 (556 words)

	HOLIDAY HOUSE WITH SWIMMINGPOOL, AIR CONDITION IN SIOFOK LAKE BALATON HUNGARY
		Lake Balaton is the largest sweat-water lake in Europe.
		The two shores of Lake Balaton are only a few kilometres far from each other, but they have different character.
		The souther shore of the Lake Balaton is a family paradies.
	www.csorba.hu /en/balaton.html (645 words)

	Lake Balaton - Hotels at Lake Balaton, Lake Balaton accommodation, pension at Lake Balaton, Balaton tourist ...
		The Lake Balaton and its surrounding is the most popular resort of Hungary.
		The length of the lake is 77 km, the width is 14 km.
		The average depth of the Balaton is 3 metres, so the lake is shallow.
	www.budapest-hotel-guide.hu /en/hungary-cities-regions/lake-balaton.php (228 words)

	GNF - Lake Balaton
		For its large surface area, Lake Balaton is an extremely shallow lake - its average depth is a mere 3.2 m.
		Lake Balaton is a highly frequented international tourist destination with some 290 thousand commercial accommodation and 8 to 10 million registered guest nights (estimated value 55 million) annually.
		Their goal is to stop and reverse the deterioration of the Lake Balaton environment, to protect the remaining natural shores and preserve the natural flora and fauna of the lake and its vicinity.
	globalnature.org /docs/02_vorlage_asp_id~19436_domid~1011_sp~E_addla... (495 words)

	LakeNet - Lakes
		Balaton is Hungary's largest lake and an important domestic and international recreational area.
		Lake Balaton contributes to about half of the total national income from tourism in the summer season in Hungary.
		They entered the lake in the 1930's when the canal was built connecting Lake Balaton to the Danube River.
	www.worldlakes.org /lakedetails.asp?lakeid=8464 (366 words)

	Lake Balaton UK Visitors Guide - Places
		The Southern shores (from Balatonszentgyörgy to Siofok) are ideal for small children because of the shallow water and for the younger generation because of the sparkling nightlife.
		The park runs just north of Lake Balaton, from the south west of the lake, and there are several reserves to visit, and nature trails to enjoy.
		Keszthely is situated on the western shore of lake Balaton.
	www.balatonguide.co.uk /places.htm (1258 words)

	Lake Balaton - Wikitravel
		Tihany - nice peninsula with an inner lake and church visible from most of the lake.
		Szigliget - with the ruins of a Castle on the hilltop.
		Lake Balaton has been the holiday playground of ordinary Hungarians for over a century, and most of the accommodation is in private houses and apartments rented by the owners, often through agencies.
	wikitravel.org /en/Balaton (702 words)

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