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Lake Maggiore
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lake in Italy and Switzerland
Lake Maggiore is a large lake that straddles the border between Italy and Switzerland in the Alpine region. It matters as an important natural feature and recreational destination in the region, and as a shared resource between the two countries.
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Map of Lake Maggiore: the Borromean Gulf and the south‑eastern shore
Lake Maggiore ( UK: /mæˈdʒɔːreɪ, ˌmædʒiˈɔːreɪ/, US: /mɑːˈdʒɔːreɪ, məˈdʒɔːri/; Italian: Lago Maggiore Italian pronunciation: [ˈlaːɡo madˈdʒoːre]; Western Lombard: Lagh Maggior; Piedmontese: Lagh Magior; literally 'greater lake') or Verbano (pronounced [verˈbaːno]; Latin: Lacus Verbanus) is a large lake on the south side of the Alps divided between the Italian regions of Piedmont and Lombardy to the south, and the Swiss canton of Ticino to the north. Located halfway between Lake Orta and Lake Lugano, Lake Maggiore extends for about 64 kilometres (40 miles) between Locarno and Arona. It is the second largest lake in Italy and the largest in southern Switzerland.
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