Kaninchenwerder / Ziegelwerder

In the Binnensee (Inner Lake Schwerin) there are two islands of some size - Kaninchenwerder or Rabbit Island (nature reserve; outlook tower) and Ziegelwerder. The largest of the islands in the Aussensee is Lieps, a narrow island 2km/1.25mi long.

The Schweriner See has a natural outlet to the south by way of the river Stör to the Elbe and a man-made outlet to the north by way of the Wallensteingraben to the Baltic.