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The
Chiemsee
was
formed,
like
many
other
pre-alpine
lakes,
at
the
end
of
the
last
ice
age
about
10,000
years
ago
from
a
hollow
carved
out
by
a
glacier
(a
Zungenbecken).
Originally
the
lake
covered
an
area
of
almost
240
km2,
which
is
about
three
times
its
present
area.
Within
10,000
years
its
area
had
shrunk
to
around
80
km2.
Before
1904
the
water
level
was
lowered
by
about
a
metre.
As
a
result,
large
areas
of
dry
land
were
reclaimed.
There
are
three
main
islands
on
the
lake:
Herreninsel
("gentlemen's
island"),
the
largest,
with
an
area
of
238
hectares;
Frauenchiemsee,
15.5
ha,
also
called
Fraueninsel
("ladies'
island");
and
uninhabited
Krautinsel
("cabbage
island"),
3.5
ha,
called
this
name
because
in
the
Middle
Ages
it
was
cultivated
with
cabbages
and
other
vegetables.
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