Neuchatel, Lake

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Neuchatel, Nu" sha" tel, Lake of, a lake in the western part of Switzerland, 19 m. n. of the Lake of Geneva. It is the third in size among Swiss lakes, having a length of 24 m. and a width varying from 2 to 5 m. The shores are generally low and marshy, and the hillsides are covered with vineyards and forests. As a whole, it lacks the beauty and picturesqueness of so many other Swiss lakes.