List of islands of Switzerland

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San Pancrazio and Sant'Apollinare (Brissago Islands) are the farthest islands from the mainland. Isoledibrissago.jpg
San Pancrazio and Sant'Apollinare (Brissago Islands) are the farthest islands from the mainland.

This is a list of islands of Switzerland. Switzerland is a landlocked country, hence all Swiss islands are located in lakes or rivers. This list also includes islands in artificial lakes (*). In these cases, the water levels may drop by a few metres at some periods of the year, thereby turning some islands into peninsulas.

Contents

Island
Body of water
Municipality
Canton
Area (ha) [1] Highest elevation [2] Prominence [3] Distance from the shore [4]
Bridge
Aareinseli Aare Selzach Solothurn 1.3428 m (1,404 ft)1 m (3 ft)50 m (160 ft)No
Altstad-Insel Lake Lucerne Meggen Lucerne 0.31435 m (1,427 ft)1 m (3 ft)50 m (160 ft)No
Bälliz Aare Thun Bern 5.4Yes
Chaviolas Lake Sils Sils Graubünden 0.341,809 m (5,935 ft)12 m (39 ft)200 m (660 ft)No
Chillon Lake Geneva Veytaux Vaud 10 m (30 ft)Yes
Fischergrieni Aare Stilli Aargau 2.65328 m (1,076 ft)1 m (3 ft)30 m (100 ft)No
Gamma Insel Lake Sempach Sursee Lucerne 0.1505 m (1,657 ft)1 m (3 ft)150 m (490 ft)No
La Grande Ile Lake Murten Haut-Vully Fribourg 0.06430 m (1,411 ft)1 m (3 ft)60 m (200 ft)No
Grien Aare Aarau Aargau 34No
Grien Rhine Koblenz Aargau 1.9No
Heidseeinseln Lake Heidsee Vaz/Obervaz Graubünden No
Ile de la Harpe Lake Geneva Rolle Vaud 0.237373 m (1,224 ft)1 m (3 ft)70 m (230 ft)No
Ile d'Ogoz Lake of Gruyère* Pont-en-Ogoz Fribourg 0.5688 m (2,257 ft)11 m (36 ft)160 m (520 ft)No
Île de Peilz Lake Geneva Villeneuve Vaud 0.004374 m (1,227 ft)2 m (7 ft)500 m (1,640 ft)No
Ile Rousseau Rhone Geneva Geneva 0.2373 m (1,224 ft)1 m (3 ft)60 m (200 ft)Yes
Insel Rheinau Rhine Rheinau Zurich 3.47358 m (1,175 ft)5 m (16 ft)40 m (130 ft)Yes
Inseli Lake Zug Zug Zug 0.02414 m (1,358 ft)1 m (3 ft)100 m (330 ft)No
Isola di Giornico Ticino Giornico Ticino 0.67358 m (1,175 ft)5 m (16 ft)^Yes
L'île Rhone Geneva Geneva 1.25374 m (1,227 ft)34 m (110 ft)Yes
Lützelau Lake Zurich Freienbach Schwyz 3.5414 m (1,358 ft)8 m (26 ft)400 m (1,310 ft)No
Roggenburg [5] Lake Lauerz Lauerz Schwyz 0.075448 m (1,470 ft)1 m (3 ft)80 m (260 ft)No
Ruppoldingen Aare Olten Solothurn Yes
Saffa-Insel Lake Zurich Zurich Zurich 0.3407 m (1,335 ft)1 m (3 ft)30 m (100 ft)Yes
San Pancrazio (Brissago Islands) Lake Maggiore Brissago, Ronco sopra Ascona Ticino 2.25200 m (656 ft)7 m (23 ft)1,040 m (3,410 ft)No
Sant'Apollinare (Brissago Islands) Lake Maggiore Brissago, Ronco sopra Ascona Ticino 0.7200 m (656 ft)7 m (23 ft)930 m (3,050 ft)No
Schacheninseli Aare Villnachern Aargau 88Yes
Schlossinseli Lake Mauensee Mauensee Lucerne 1.5512 m (1,680 ft)8 m (26 ft)50 m (160 ft)Yes
Schnäggeninseli Lake Brienz Iseltwald Berne 0.165570 m (1,870 ft)6 m (20 ft)300 m (980 ft)No
Schnittlauchinsel Lake Walensee Quarten St. Gallen 0.08420 m (1,378 ft)1 m (3 ft)320 m (1,050 ft)No
Schönenwerd Lake Zurich Richterswil Zurich 0.15407 m (1,335 ft)1 m (3 ft)230 m (750 ft)No
Schwanau Lake Lauerz Lauerz Schwyz 0.57469 m (1,539 ft)22 m (72 ft)120 m (390 ft)No
St. Peter's Island Lake Biel Twann Bern 150474 m (1,555 ft)45 m (148 ft)30 m (100 ft)Yes
Ufenau Lake Zurich Freienbach Schwyz 11.26423 m (1,388 ft)17 m (56 ft)900 m (2,950 ft)No
Vogelraupfi Aare Bannwil Bern 1.4No
Werd Lake Constance Eschenz Thurgau 1.59398 m (1,306 ft)2 m (7 ft)120 m (390 ft)Yes
Werdinsel Limmat Zurich Zurich 7.9398 m (1,306 ft)2 m (7 ft)20 m (70 ft)Yes
Unnamed islet [6] Lake Wohlen* Frauenkappelen Bern 0.82482 m (1,581 ft)1 m (3 ft)40 m (130 ft)No
Unnamed islet [7] Lake of Gruyère* Pont-en-Ogoz Fribourg 1.2682 m (2,238 ft)5 m (16 ft)100 m (330 ft)No
Unnamed islet [8] Lake of Gruyère* Pont-la-Ville Fribourg 678 m (2,224 ft)1 m (3 ft)280 m (920 ft)No
Unnamed islet [9] Lake of Gruyère* Pont-la-Ville Fribourg 678 m (2,224 ft)1 m (3 ft)120 m (390 ft)No
Unnamed islet [10] Lake of Gruyère* Corbières Fribourg 678 m (2,224 ft)1 m (3 ft)100 m (330 ft)No
Unnamed islet Lake Hinterstockensee Erlenbach im Simmental Bern 0.321,602 m (5,256 ft)7 m (23 ft)20 m (70 ft)No
Unnamed islet Lake Caumasee Flims Graubünden 0.31,000 m (3,281 ft)3 m (10 ft)40 m (130 ft)No
Unnamed islet Lake Moesola Mesocco Graubünden 2,069 m (6,788 ft)7 m (23 ft)50 m (160 ft)No
Unnamed islet Lake Totensee Obergoms Valais 2,162 m (7,093 ft)2 m (7 ft)80 m (260 ft)No
Unnamed islet Lake Tannensee* Kerns Obwalden 1,977 m (6,486 ft)1 m (3 ft)80 m (260 ft)No
Unnamed islet [11] Lake Sils Sils Graubünden 1,798 m (5,899 ft)1 m (3 ft)140 m (460 ft)No
Unnamed islet Lake Klingnauersee* Böttstein Aargau No
Islands at the confluence of Aar, Reuss and Limmat Aare Gebenstorf, Turgi Argau No
Unnamed islet Doubs Epiquerez Jura No
Unnamed islet Lake Mauensee Mauensee Lucerne 505 m (1,657 ft)1 m (3 ft)120 m (390 ft)No
Unnamed islet Lake Mauensee Mauensee Lucerne 505 m (1,657 ft)1 m (3 ft)180 m (590 ft)No
Unnamed islet Lake Mauensee Mauensee Lucerne 505 m (1,657 ft)1 m (3 ft)50 m (160 ft)No
Colors
Islands in lakes
Islands in rivers

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References

  1. ↑ Retrieved from de:Liste von Schweizer Inseln
  2. ↑ Height above sea level
  3. ↑ Height above lake or river level
  4. ↑ Approximation
  5. ↑ 50 metre-long islet south of Schwanau
  6. ↑ 170 metre-long islet between Talmatt and Wohlei
  7. ↑ 400 metre-long islet south of La Cantine
  8. ↑ 60 metre-long islet south-west of the Ile d'Ogoz
  9. ↑ 30 metre-long islet south-east of the Ile d'Ogoz
  10. ↑ 30 metre-long islet west of Corbières
  11. ↑ 40 metre-long islet west of Chaviolas
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