Lake Como : Ask Biography

Lake information

Name

Lake Como

Location

Lombardy, Italy

Primary inflows

Adda River, Mera River

Primary outflows

Adda River

Catchment area

4509 km2 (4509000000 m2)

Basin countries

Italy, Switzerland

Geography

Max. length

46 km

Max. width

4.5 km

Surface area

146 km2

Average depth

154 m

Max. depth

410 m

Water volume

22.5 km³

Residence time

4.5 years

Surface elevation

198 m

Islands in lakes

Isola Comacina

Settlements

Como, Lecco (see article)

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Lake Como (Lago di Como in Italian, also known as Lario; Lach de Comm in Insubric; Latin: Larius Lacus) is a lake of glacial origin in Lombardy, Italy. It has an area of 146 km2, making it the third largest lake in Italy, after Lake Garda and Lake Maggiore. At over 400 m (1320 ft) deep it is one of the deepest lakes in Europe and the bottom of the lake is more than 200 m (656.2 ft) below sea-level.

Lake Como has been a popular retreat for aristocrats and wealthy people since Roman times, and a very popular tourist attraction with many artistic and cultural gems. It has many villas and palaces (such as Villa Olmo, Villa Serbelloni and Villa Carlotta). Currently, many celebrities have or had homes on the shores of Lake Como, such as Matthew Bellamy, Madonna, George Clooney, Gianni Versace, Ronaldinho, Sylvester Stallone, Richard Branson, and Ben Spies. Lake Como is widely regarded as being one of the most beautiful lakes in Italy.