Loch Maggiore
Loch Maggiore (Italian: Lago Maggiore, pronounced [ˈlaːɡo madˈdʒoːre] lit. 'Greater Loch') or Lago Verbano ([verˈbaːno]; Laitin: Lacus Verbanus) is a muckle loch locatit on the sooth side o the Alps.
| Lago Maggiore Verbano Lake Maggiore | |
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 View o Loch Maggiore taewards the Alps an Monte Rosa frae abuin Laveno | |
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| Location | Lombardy an Piedmont, Italy Ticino, Swisserland |
| Coordinates | 46°11′N 8°50′E / 46.183°N 8.833°ECoordinates: 46°11′N 8°50′E / 46.183°N 8.833°E |
| Primary inflows | Ticino, Maggia, Toce, Tresa |
| Primar ootflows | Ticino |
| Catchment area | 6,599 km² |
| Basin kintras | Italy, Swisserland |
| Max. lenth | 64.37 km / 34¾ naut. mi |
| Max. weenth | 10 km |
| 212.5 km² | |
| Average deepth | 177.4 m |
| Max. deepth | 372 m |
| 37 km³ | |
| Residence time | 4 years |
| Surface elevation | 193 m |
| Islands | Brissago Islands, Borromean Islands |
| Settlements | Locarno, Luino, Verbania, Arona (see leet) |