Lake of Lugano

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The Lake of Lugano (Italian Lago di Lugano) is a lake in the south-east of Switzerland, at the border between Switzerland and Italy. The lake is situated between Lago Maggiore and Lago di Como. Places at the lake include:

• Lugano (The lake was named after this place)
• Castagnola
• Gandria
• Oria
• San Mamete
• Porlezza
• Portofranco
• Campione d'Italia
• Capolago
• Porto Ceresio
• Ponte Tresa
• Agno
• Figino
• Morcote
• Melide

Some of these places are in Switzerland, others in Italy.

The lake's surface of 48.7 km? is 270 m above sea level. Its volume is 6 500 million m? and maximum depth 288 m.