Großer Wannsee
| Großer Wannsee | |
|---|---|
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| Location | Berlin |
| Coordinates | 52°26′36″N 13°9′41″E / 52.44333°N 13.16139°E |
| Primary inflows | Havel |
| Primary outflows | Havel |
| Basin countries | Germany |
| Surface area | 2.732 km2 (1.055 sq mi) |
| Max. depth | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Surface elevation | 32 m (105 ft) |
| Settlements | Berlin-Wannsee |
The Großer Wannsee (German: [ˈɡʁoːsɐ ˈvanˌzeː] ⓘ, "Greater Wannsee", "See" means lake) is a bight of the Havel river near the locality of Wannsee and Nikolassee (in the borough of Steglitz-Zehlendorf), a south-western suburb of the German capital Berlin not far from Potsdam. Between the river itself and the Wannsee lies the Breite, or Grosse Breite (Broad, or Great Broad). To the north lies the island of Schwanenwerder and, opposite from the Greater Wannsee on the other side of the Havel, is the locality of Kladow (in Spandau).