Lake Maggiore

Also known as Lake Verbano, Lago Maggiore, Verbano, Verbannus

lake in Italy and Switzerland

AI overview

Lake Maggiore is a large lake that straddles the border between Italy and Switzerland in the Alpine region. It matters as an important natural feature and recreational destination in the region, and as a shared resource between the two countries.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Lake Maggiore is referenced by 604 other articles, and connects out to Brissago Islands, Arona and Laveno-Mombello.

The entry is geolocated on the map in waterbody.

It sits within the topics Ascona, Brissago and Glacial lakes of Italy.

Its subject is documented across 70 Wikipedia language editions.

Wikidata facts

Country: Italy
Located in: Lombardy
Area: 212.5
Elevation: 193
Image: Lago Maggiore 4.jpg
Width: 5
Length: 66

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vertical depth: 372
residence time of water: 4
Commons category: Lake Maggiore
inflows: Cannobino
outflows: Ticino
topic's main category: Category:Lake Maggiore
native label: Lago Maggiore
Commons gallery: Lago Maggiore
watershed area: 6386
mountain range: Alps
volume as quantity: 37000

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Encyclopedic overview

Map of Lake Maggiore: the Borromean Gulf and the south‑eastern shore

Lake Maggiore ( UK: /mæˈdʒɔːreɪ, ˌmædʒiˈɔːreɪ/, US: /mɑːˈdʒɔːreɪ, məˈdʒɔːri/; Italian: Lago Maggiore Italian pronunciation: [ˈlaːɡo madˈdʒoːre]; Western Lombard: Lagh Maggior; Piedmontese: Lagh Magior; literally 'greater lake') or Verbano (pronounced [verˈbaːno]; Latin: Lacus Verbanus) is a large lake on the south side of the Alps divided between the Italian regions of Piedmont and Lombardy to the south, and the Swiss canton of Ticino to the north. Located halfway between Lake Orta and Lake Lugano, Lake Maggiore extends for about 64 kilometres (40 miles) between Locarno and Arona. It is the second largest lake in Italy and the largest in southern Switzerland.

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