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LAGO DI AGNANO

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Originally appearing in Volume V01, Page 377 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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LAGO DI

AGNANO  , a circular lake, 5 M . W. of Naples, Italy . It was apparently not formed until the
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middle ages, as it is not mentioned by ancient writers; it was drained in 1870 . It occupied the
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crater of an
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extinct
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volcano, 4 M. in circumference . On the south
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bank are the Stufe di S . Germano, natural sulphureous vapour
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baths, and close by is the Grotta del
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Cane, from the floor of which warm carbonic acid
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gas constantly rises to a height of 18 in., the fumes of which render a
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dog insensible in a few seconds . It is mentioned by Pliny (Nat . Hist. ii . 93) . Remains of an extensive
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Roman
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building and some statues have been discovered close by .

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