Mälaren

British

/ ˈmelaren /

noun

Also called: Mälar. a lake in S Sweden, extending 121 km (75 miles) west from Stockholm, where it joins with an inlet of the Baltic Sea (the Saltsjön ). Area: 1140 sq km (440 sq miles)

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Stockholm, Sweden’s largest city and home to 930,000 people, is spread across an archipelago of 14 islands and coastline where Lake Mälaren meets the Baltic Sea.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 29, 2017

Wood-grown rocky isles appear in the light, grey morning mist; numberless flocks of wild birds build their nests in safety here, where the fresh waters of the Mälaren rush into the salt sea.

From Pictures of Sweden by Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian)

Since the rivers kept running to Mälaren with more water than it could dispose of, there was nothing for the big lake to do but overflow its banks.

From The Wonderful Adventures of Nils by Howard, Velma Swanston

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