See also:

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

LAKE OF See also:

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

LUGANO (also called CERESIO)  , one of the smaller lakes in See also:

• LOMBARDY

Lombardy, N . See also:

• ITALY
• ITALY (Italia)

Italy, lying between Lago See also:

• MAGGIORE, LAGO (Lacus Verbanus of the Romans; Fr. Lac Majeur; Ger. Langensee)

Maggiore (W.) and the See also:

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

Lake of 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 (E) . It is of very irregular shape, the See also:

• GREAT

great promontory of See also:

• MONTE

Monte Salvatore (3004 ft.) nearly cutting off the western See also:

• ARM (a common Teutonic word; the Indo-European root is ar, to join or fit; cf. the Lat. armus, shoulder, and the plural word arma, weapons, Gr. apphs, joint, and the reduplicated apapilKSV, to join)

arm from the See also:

• MAIN (from the Aryan root which appears in " may " and " might," and Lat. magnus, great)
• MAIN (Lat. Moenus)

main lake . The whole lake has an See also:

• AREA

area of 192 sq. m., its greatest length is about 22 m., its greatest width 2 m., and its greatest See also:

• DEPTH

depth 945 ft., while its See also:

• SURFACE

surface is 899 ft. above 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-level . Between Melide (S. of the See also:

• TOWN

town of See also:

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

Lugano) and Maroggia (on the See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

east See also:

• SHORE

shore) the lake is so shallow that a great See also:

• STONE
• STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
• STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
• STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
• STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
• STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
• STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
• STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
• STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)

stone See also:

• DAM

dam has been built across for the St Gotthard railway See also:

• LINE

line and the See also:

• CARRIAGE

carriage road . The See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief town is Lugano (at its See also:

• NORTHERN

northern end), which by the St Gotthard line is 19 M. from See also:

• BELLINZONA (Ger. Bellenz)

Bellinzona and 9 M. from Capolago, the station at the See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

south-eastern extremity of the lake, which is but 8 m, by See also:

• RAIL

rail from Como . At the south-western extremity a railway leads S.W. from See also:

• PORTO

Porto Ceresio to See also:

• VARESE

Varese (9 m.) . Porlezza, at the east end of the lake, is 8 m. by rail from Menaggio on the Lake of Como, while See also:

• PONTE (Ital. for " bridge ")

Ponte Tresa, at the See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

west end of the lake, is about the same distance by a See also:

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

steam See also:

• TRAMWAY

tramway from Luino on Lago Maggiore . Of the See also:

• TOTAL

total area of the lake, about 72 sq. m. are in the Swiss See also:

• CANTON
• CANTON (borrowed from the Ital. cantone, a corner or angle)
• CANTON (more correctly KWANG-CHOW Fu)
• CANTON, JOHN (1718-1772)

Canton of See also:

• TICINO (Fr. and Ger. Tessin)
• TICINO (Ger. Tessin, anc. Ticinus)

Ticino (See also:

• TESSIN, CARL GUSTAF, COUNT (1695-1770)

Tessin), formed in 1803 out of the conquests made by the Swiss from the Milanese in 1512 . The See also:

• REMAINDER, REVERSION

remainder of the area is in Italy . The lake lies among the See also:

• OUTER

outer spurs of the See also:

• ALPS

Alps that See also:

• DIVIDE

divide the Ticino (Tessin) See also:

• BASIN, or BASON (the older form bacin is found in many of the Romanic languages, from the Late Lat. baccinus or bacchinus, probably derived from bacca, a bowl)
• BASIN, THOMAS (1412—1491)

basin from that of the See also:

• ADDA (anc. Addua)

Adda, where the calcareous strata have been disturbed by the intrusion of See also:

• PORPHYRY (IlopcPisptos) (A.D. 233-c. 304)

porphyry and other igneous rocks . It is not connected with any considerable valley, but is fed by numerous torrents issuing from See also:

• SHORT, FRANCIS JOB (1857– )

short glens in the surrounding mountains, while it is drained by the Tresa, an unimportant stream flowing into Lago Maggiore .

The first steamer was placed on the lake in 1856 . (W . A . B .