The Teterower See is a

lake A lake is often a naturally occurring, relatively large and fixed body of water on or near the Earth's surface. It is localized in a basin or interconnected basins surrounded by dry land. Lakes lie completely on land and are separate from ...

located in the Mecklenburg Switzerland and Lake Kummerow Nature Park of

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (MV; ; ), also known by its Anglicisation, anglicized name Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania, is a Federated state, state in the north-east of Germany. Of the country's States of Germany, sixteen states, Mecklenburg-Vorpom ...

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. It is situated immediately to the northeast of the town of

Teterow Teterow () is a town of Germany, in the Rostock (district), district of Rostock, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. It is the geographical center of this federal state. It had a population of 8,852 in 2011. History The ''Stadtkirche St. Peter u ...

, and is about north of

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. The lake is approximately long and wide, with an average depth of and a maximum depth of . It has an area of , and is only above sea level. The southern shoreline is heavily indented, and includes the Sauerwerder peninsular and the Burgwallinsel island. Burgwallinsel is accessed by the

Teterower See Ferry The Teterower See Ferry is a cable ferry providing access to the island of Burgwallinsel in the Teterower See in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies ...

, a

cable ferry A cable ferry (including the types chain ferry, swing ferry, floating bridge, or punt) is a ferry that is guided (and in many cases propelled) across a river or large body of water by cables connected to both shores. Early cable ferries often ...

. Also operating on the lake is the historic cruise ship ''Regulus'', originally built in 1910 and first used on the Teterower See in 1930. During the

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it was sunk. In 1999, the wreck was found in the lake and salvaged. It was returned to use in 2001.

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* * Lakes of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania LTeterowerSee {{Mecklenburg-geo-stub