Lake Como

Lake Como (Italian: Lago di Como) is a glacial lake in Lombardy, Italy. It has an area of 146 square kilometres (56 sq mi). It is the third largest lake in Italy (after Lake Garda and Lake Maggiore). Varenna, Lierna, Bellagio, Menaggio, Limonta, and Tremezzo constitute the geographical area of the Central Lake Como, considered the most iconic and exclusive of Lake Como, and includes only the villages that have a view of the peninsula promontory of Bellagio.

Lake Como
Panoramic view of Lake Como with Grigna Mountains and Bellagio
Location	Lombardy, Italy
Coordinates	46°00′N 9°16′E
Primary  inflows	Adda River, Mera River
Primary  outflows	Adda River
Catchment  area	4,509 km2 (1,741 sq mi)
Basin  countries	Italy, Switzerland
Max. length	46 km (29 mi)
Max. width	4.5 km (2.8 mi)
Surface area	146 km2 (56 sq mi)
Average depth	154 m (505 ft)
Max. depth	425 m (1,394 ft)
Water volume	22.5 km3 (5.4 cu mi)
Residence time	5.5 years
Surface  elevation	198 m (650 ft)
Islands	Isola Comacina
Settlements	Como, Lecco
References

Some of the towns and villages on the shores of Lake Como are Como, Lierna, Lecco, Bellagio, Mandello del Lario, and Lenno.

Lake Como Media

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  Aerial photograph of Lake Como, showing its distinctive three-armed shape

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  A dock in Viale Geno, Como

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  El imponente edificio neoclásico, encargado por el marqués Odescalchi, se completó en 1812. Pasó de un propietario a otro a lo largo del siglo XIX, y en 1925 pasó a ser propiedad del municipio de Como, que lo utiliza desde entonces como sede de eventos culturales y exposiciones de arte.

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  Villa Carlotta (Tremezzo), on Lake Como, Italy.

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  Villa Melzi (Bellagio), on Lake Como, Italy.

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  The Lake Como waterfront at sunset, Varenna.

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  This was taken in Villa Balbianello on Lake Como in north Italy- the location used for Anakin and Padmé's wedding in Star Wars Episode 2.

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  Lake Como from lakeside villa

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  Chapel 5 of Sacro Monte di Ossuccio. Disputation with the Doctors

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  The Parco Meier, a public garden at Tremezzo

Related pages

• Lierna
• Leonardo da Vinci
• Villa Commedia
• Chengen Falls (Lake Como)
• The Ancient Roman Mosaic of Lierna on Lake Como
• Salvator Mundi of Lecco (Lake Como)

Other websites

Media related to Lake Como at Wikimedia Commons