What is Mälaren?
'''Lake Mälaren''' is the third largest [[lake]] in [[Sweden]] after Lakes Vänern and [[Vättern]]. Its surface area is 1,140 [[km²]], its average depth is 12 meters and its greatest depth is 64 m. The lake drains, from southwest to northeast, into the [[Baltic Sea]]. The two largest islands in Mälaren are Selaön (91&nbsp;km²) and Svartsjölandet (79&nbsp;km²). The lake was previously known as Løgrinn. The [[Viking]] settlements Birka on the island of Björkö and Hovgården on the neighbouring island Adelsö have been a UNESCO [[World Heritage Site]] since 1993, as has Drottningholm Palace on the island of Lovön.[[Image:Mälaren.png|right|thumb|180px|Location map]] ==Other websites== {{Commonscat-inline|Mälaren}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Malaren}} [[Category:Lakes of Sweden]]