See also:

• LAKE
• LAKE, GERARD LAKE, 1ST VISCOUNT (1744-1808)

LAKE OF See also:

• COMO (anc. Comum)
• LAKE OF COMO (the Lacus Larius of the Romans, and so sometimes called LARIO to the present day, though in the 4th century it is already termed Lacus Comacinus)

COMO (the Lacus Larius of the See also:

• ROMANS
• ROMANS, EPISTLE TO THE

Romans, and so sometimes called LARIO to the See also:

• PRESENT

present See also:

• DAY (O. Eng. dreg, Ger. Tag; according to the New English Dictionary, " in no way related to the Lat. dies")
• DAY, JOHN (1574-1640?)
• DAY, THOMAS (1748-1789)

day, though in the 4th See also:

• CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century it is already termed Lacus Comacinus)  , one of the most celebrated lakes in See also:

• LOMBARDY

Lombardy, See also:

• NORTHERN

Northern See also:

• ITALY
• ITALY (Italia)

Italy . It lies due N. of See also:

• MILAN
• MILAN (Ital. Milano, Ger. Mailand, anc. Mediolanum, q.v.)

Milan and is formed by the See also:

• ADDA (anc. Addua)

Adda that flows through the Valtelline to the See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

north end of the See also:

• LAKE
• LAKE, GERARD LAKE, 1ST VISCOUNT (1744-1808)

lake (here falls in the Maira or Mera, coming from the Val Bregaglia) and flows out of it at its See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

south-eastern extremity, on the way to join the Po . Its See also:

• AREA

area is 552 sq. m., it is about 43 M. from end to end (about 302 m. from the north end of See also:

• BELLAGIO

Bellagio), it is from 1 to 22 M. in breadth, its See also:

• SURFACE

surface is 653 ft. above the See also:

• SEA (in O. Eng. sae, a common Teutonic word; cf. Ger. See, Dutch Zee, &c.; the ultimate source is uncertain)
• SEA, COMMAND OF THE

sea, and its greatest See also:

• DEPTH

depth is 1365 ft . A railway See also:

• LINE

line now runs along its eastern See also:

• SHORE

shore from Colico to See also:

• LECCO

Lecco (241 m.), while on its western shore Menaggio is reached by a See also:

• STEAM
• STEAM (0. Eng. steam, vapour, smoke, cf. Du. steam; the origin is unknown)

steam See also:

• TRAMWAY

tramway from Porlezza on the Lake of See also:

• LUGANO (Ger. Lauis)
• LUGANO, LAKE OF (also called CERESIO)

Lugano (8 m.) . Colico, at the northern extremity, is by See also:

• RAIL

rail 17 M. from See also:

• CHIAVENNA (anc. Clavenna)

Chiavenna and 42 M. from Tirano, while at its See also:

• SOUTHERN

southern end See also:

• COMO (anc. Comum)
• COMO, LAKE OF (the Lacus Larius of the Romans, and so sometimes called LARIO to the present day, though in the 4th century it is already termed Lacus Comacinus)

Como (on the St Gotthard line) is 32 M. from Milan, and Lecco about the same distance .