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Lac de Conche

Lac de Conche
Lac de Conche.jpg
Location Collombey-Muraz, Valais
Coordinates 46°15′53″N 6°51′45″E / 46.264722°N 6.8625°E / 46.264722; 6.8625Coordinates: 46°15′53″N 6°51′45″E / 46.264722°N 6.8625°E / 46.264722; 6.8625
Basin countries Switzerland
Surface area 0.48 ha (1.2 acres)
Surface elevation 1,687 m (5,535 ft)

Lac de Conche is a lake in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It is located in the municipality of Collombey-Muraz, at an elevation of 1687 m, close to the French border.

At the 15th World Conference of WAGGGS it was decided to mark the centenary of the birth of Lord Baden-Powell, the founder of Guiding, by holding a World Camp with four locations — Doe Lake, Ontario, Canada; Quezon City, Philippines; Lac de Conche; and Windsor Great Park, England, from January 19 to February 2, 1957.



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