Lake Maggiore

Lake Maggiore (in Italian: Lago Maggiore or lago Verbano) is the most westerly of the three large prealpine lakes of Italy and the second largest after Lake Garda. It is on the border between the Italian regions of Piedmont and Lombardy and the Swiss canton of Ticino. The lake covers about 210 km² (81 sq mi) of total area. 80% of the area is in Italy.

Lake Maggiore
View of Lake Maggiore from a hill near Laveno
Location	Italy, Switzerland
Primary inflows	Ticino (river), Toce
Primary outflows	Ticino (river)
Basin countries	Italy, Switzerland
Surface area	210 km2 (81 sq mi)[1]
Max. depth	370 m (1,210 ft)[1]
Water volume	37.5 km3 (9.0 cu mi)
Surface elevation	193.8 m (636 ft)[1]
Islands	Borromean Islands, Brissago Islands
References	[1]

There are ten islands in the lake. The most famous are the Borromean Islands which are in the Italian part and the Brissago Islands which are in the Swiss part of the lake.

The main rivers flowing into the lake are the Ticino and the Maggia in the Swiss part and the Toce and the Tresa in the Italian part. On the southern part of the lake the river Ticino, flows from the lake in a town called Sesto Calende. The main town on the shores of the lake are Locarno in Switzerland, Luino, Laveno-Mombello and Angera on the eastern shore (in Lombardy) and Verbania, Stresa and Arona on the western shore (in Piedmont).

The lake has a glacial origin but the glacier was in a pre-existing river valley, the lake has the typical V form of river valleys, it is 64.37 km (40 mi) long, and 3 to 5 km (2 to 3 mi) wide, the maximum depth is 372 m (1,220 ft).

Events

The Spirit of Woodstock Festival is an annual open air festival at the end of July/beginning of August at Mirapuri.