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Lake Maggiore (UK: / m æ ˈ dʒ ɔːr eɪ, ˌ m æ dʒ i ˈ ɔːr eɪ /, US: / m ɑː ˈ dʒ ɔːr eɪ, m ə ˈ dʒ ɔːr i /; [1] [2] [3] 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 located on the south ...
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The group is composed of (from west to east): Lake Orta, Lake Maggiore, Lake Varese, Lake Lugano, Lake Como, Lake Iseo, Lake Idro and Lake Garda. [3] The three largest are all well over 100 km 2; they are: Lake Garda (largest in Italy), Lake Maggiore (largest in southern Switzerland) and Lake Como (deepest in Italy).
The Borromean Islands (It. Isole Borromee) are a group of three small islands and two islets in the Italian part of Lago Maggiore, located in the western arm of the lake, between Verbania to the north and Stresa to the south. Together totalling just 50 acres (20 hectares) in area, they are a major local tourist attraction for their picturesque ...
Ranco is a comune (municipality) on the shore of Lago Maggiore in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northwest of Milan and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of Varese. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,188 and an area of 6.3 square kilometres (2.4 sq mi).
The Brissago Islands (Italian: Isole di Brissago) are a group of two islands located in the Swiss part of Lake Maggiore close to Ronco sopra Ascona and Brissago. Both islands belong to the district of Locarno, in the canton of Ticino. San Pancrazio (also known as Grande Isola) is larger and is well known for its botanical garden. [1]
Lake Garda, the largest lake of Italy. The following is a list of lakes of Italy.The lakes of Italy can be distinguished, depending on their location within the national territory, between pre-alpine, north-western, Apennine, Sicilian and Sardinian, in addition to lagoons and coastal lakes.
Sesto Calende (Lombard: Sest) is a town and comune, with around 11,019 [3] inhabitants, located in the province of Varese, in the Lombardy region of northern Italy.. It is at the southern tip of Lake Maggiore, where the river Ticino starts to flow towards the Po.