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Lake Orta

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Primary outflows
  
Basin countries
  
Max. width
  
2.5 km (1.6 mi)

Area
  
18.2 km²

Outflow location
  
Nigoglia

Catchment area
  
116 km (45 sq mi)

Max. length
  
13.4 km (8.3 mi)

Length
  
13.4 km

Surface elevation
  
290 m

Islands
  
Isola San Giulio

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Primary inflows
  
underground springs, Scarpia, Pellino, Plesna, Qualba, Fiumetta, Pescone

Similar
  
Isola San Giulio, Lake Maggiore, Mottarone, Borromean Islands, Sacri Monti of Piedmont

Lake orta


Lake Orta (Italian: Lago d’Orta) is a lake in northern Italy, west of Lake Maggiore.

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Map of Lake Orta, Italy

It has been so named since the 16th century, but was previously called the Lago di San Giulio, after Saint Julius (4th century), the patron saint of the region. Its southern end is about 35 kilometres (22 miles) by rail, to the northwest of Novara on the main Turin-Milan line, while its north end is about 6 kilometres (4 miles) by rail south of the Gravellona-Toce railway station, halfway between Ornavasso and Omegna.

Its scenery is characteristically Italian, while the San Giulio island has some very picturesque buildings, and takes its name from the local saint, who lived in the 4th century.

Located around the lake are Orta San Giulio, built on a peninsula projecting from the east shore of the lake, Omegna at its northern extremity, Pettenasco to the east, and Pella to the west.

It is supposed that the lake is the remnant of a much larger sheet of water by which originally the waters of the Toce flowed south towards Novara. As the glaciers retreated the waters flowing from them sank, and were gradually diverted into Lake Maggiore.

References

Lake Orta Wikipedia


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