Lake Albano

Lake Albano

Infobox lake
lake_name = Lake Albano
Lago Albano it icon
image_lake = Castel Gandolfo.jpg
caption_lake = Castel Gandolfo and the lake
image_bathymetry =
caption_bathymetry =
location = Alban Hills
coords = coord|41.75|N|12.665|E|type:waterbody_region:IT|display=inline,title
type = crater lake
inflow =
outflow =
catchment =
basin_countries = Italy
length =
width =
area = 6 km²
depth =
max-depth = 170 m
volume =
residence_time =
shore =
elevation =
islands =
cities =
frozen =

Lake Albano (Italian: "Lago Albano" or "Lago di Castel Gandolfo"; coord|41.75|N|12.665|E|type:waterbody_region:IT) is a small volcanic crater lake in the Alban Hills of Lazio, 15 miles southeast of Rome. On a height overlooking it is Castel Gandolfo, where the Pope has a villa.

It was known to the Roman Empire as Albanus Lacus. In its vicinity stood Alba Longa.

The lake is the deepest (170 m) in Lazio. It is about 3.5 km long by 2.3 km wide, formed by the overlapping union of two volcanic craters, an origin by the ridge in its center, which rises to a depth of 70 meters.

It hosted the canoeing and rowing events of the 1960 Summer Olympic Games that were held at Rome.

Image gallery


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Lake Lanier — Location Georgia Coordinates …   Wikipedia

  • Lake Casitas — Location Los Padres National Forest Ventura County, California Coordinates …   Wikipedia

  • Lake Nemi — Lago di Nemi Panoramic view Location Lazio Coordinates …   Wikipedia

  • Lake of Banyoles — Estany de Banyoles Location Banyoles, Catalonia Coordinates …   Wikipedia

  • Albano, Lake — ▪ lake, Italy Italian  Lago Albano,         crater lake in the Alban Hills (Colli Albani), southeast of Rome. Elliptical in shape, formed by the fusion of two ancient volcanic craters, it lies 961 feet (293 m) above sea level and has an area of 2 …   Universalium

  • Albano (stream) — Infobox River river name = Albano caption = origin = Bocchetta di Sommafiume mouth = Lake Como, at Dongo basin countries = Italy length = elevation = 1,750 m (5,741 ft) mouth elevation = 199 m (653 ft) discharge = watershed = The Albano is a… …   Wikipedia

  • Lake Como — For other uses, see Lake Como (disambiguation). Como Lake redirects here. For other uses, see Como Lake (disambiguation). Lario redirects here. For other uses, see Lario (disambiguation). Lake Como …   Wikipedia

  • Albano, Lake — or ancient Albanus Lacus geographical name lake Italy SE of Rome …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • ALBANO, LAKE OF —    a small crater like lake 15 m. SE. of Rome, near which rises the Castel Gandolfo, where the Pope has a villa …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • Albano — Al·ba·no (äl bäʹnō) A lake of central Italy southeast of Rome in an extinct volcanic crater. * * * …   Universalium

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”