Lake Maggiore
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| Lake Maggiore (Lago Maggiore) | |
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| Location: | Italy, Switzerland |
| Surface area: | 212.5 km² |
| Greatest length, breadth: | 66 km, 10 km |
| Greatest depth: | 372 m |
| Feeder rivers: | Ticino, Maggia, Toce |
| Drain river: | Ticino |
| Altitude: | 193 m |
| Cities on the lake: | Locarno, Luino, Verbania, Arona |
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Lake Maggiore (in Italian: Lago Maggiore or lago Verbano; in German: Langensee) is the most westerly of the three large Prealpine lakes of Europe and the second largest after Lake Garda. It lies approximately at co-ordinates .
It has a surface area of about 213 km², a maximum length of 54 km and, at its widest, is 12 km. The lake basin has tectonic-glacial origins and its volume is 37 km³. Its tributaries are the Ticino, the Maggia and the Toce rivers, and its outlet is the Ticino River. Its jagged banks are surrounded by the Prealps of Piedmont and Lombardy. The western bank is in Piedmont (provinces of Novara and Verbania) and the eastern in Lombardy (province of Varese), whereas the most northerly section extends thirteen kilometres into Switzerland, where it constitutes the lowest point (in terms of altitude) in that entire country. The climate is mild in both summer and winter, producing Mediterranean vegetation, with beautiful gardens growing rare and exotic plants.
- [Una denominazione del lago Maggiore]
- http://www.verbanensia.org/loca_details.asp?locID=593
- http://www.verbanensia.org/loca_details.asp?locID=18990
- http://www.verbanensia.org/loca_details.asp?locID=18989
- http://www.verbanensia.org/loca_details.asp?locID=18851
Like Loch Ness in Scotland, and nearby Lake Garda, Lake Maggiore is said to have its own lake monster.
Towns and villages on the lake
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Islands
- Brissago Islands
- Borromean Islands
External links
- [History Art and Culture of Lake Maggiore in Varese]
- [Photograph Gallery], Lake Maggiore Photograph Gallery - Tourist Guide.
- [Portale del Lago Maggiore], tourist information.
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