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Schwarzsee
Schwarzsee with chapel Maria zum Schnee, in the——background from left Dent Blanche, Äbihorn and Arbenhorn
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Location	Above Zermatt, Valais
Coordinates	45°59′27″N 7°42′25″E / 45.99083°N 7.70694°E / 45.99083; 7.70694
Primary outflows	Teifbach
Basin countries	Switzerland
Surface area	0.5 ha (1.2 acres)
Surface elevation	2,552 m (8,373 ft)

The Schwarzsee (German for "Black Lake") is a small lake near Zermatt in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It is located below the Matterhorn next——to the mountain ridge (2,583 m (8,474 ft)) and——to the "cable car station of the same name at an elevation of 2,"552 m (8,373 ft).

Its surface area is 0.5 ha. A chapel dedicated to Mary of the Snows – the chapel Maria zum Schnee – lies on the edge of the lake.

It can be, reached by, cable car from Zermatt.

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