Lake Lugano

lake in Switzerland and Italy
LakeBodyOfWater lake Q14418
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Lake Lugano

Summary

Lake Lugano is a lake[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of lake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,289 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lake Lugano is located in Canton of Ticino[3].
  • Lake Lugano is located in Lombardy[4].
  • Lake Lugano is in the country of Switzerland[5].
  • Lake Lugano is in the country of Italy[6].
  • Lake Lugano's instance of is recorded as lake[7].
  • Lake Lugano's instance of is recorded as area not part of a municipality of Switzerland[8].
  • Lugano is named after Lake Lugano[9].
  • Lake Lugano's inflows is recorded as Vedeggio[10].
  • Lake Lugano's inflows is recorded as Cassarate[11].
  • Lake Lugano's inflows is recorded as Cuccio[12].
  • Lake Lugano's inflows is recorded as Rezzo[13].
  • Lake Lugano's inflows is recorded as Laveggio[14].
  • Lake Lugano's inflows is recorded as Magliasina[15].
  • Lake Lugano's inflows is recorded as Mara[16].
  • Lake Lugano's outflows is recorded as Tresa[17].
  • Lake Lugano is part of Italy–Switzerland border[18].
  • Lake Lugano is part of Italian Lakes[19].
  • Lake Lugano's Commons category is recorded as Lake Lugano[20].
  • Lake Lugano's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46, 'lon': 9}[21].
  • Lake Lugano's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lake Lugano[22].
  • Lake Lugano's Commons gallery is recorded as Lake Lugano[23].
  • Lake Lugano's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[24].
  • Lake Lugano's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[25].
  • Lake Lugano's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[26].
  • Lake Lugano's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Lago di Lugano'}[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Switzerland[5], a state[28], in Switzerland[29], founded in 1291[30] and Italy[6], a country[31], in Italy[32], founded in 1946[33]. Located in include Canton of Ticino[3], a canton of Switzerland[34], in Switzerland[35], founded in 1803[36] and Lombardy[4], a region of Italy[37], in Italy[38], founded in 1948[39]. Part of include Italy–Switzerland border[18], a land boundary[40], in Italy[41], founded in 1861[42] and Italian Lakes[19], a group of lakes[43], in Italy[44].

Physical Characteristics

Lake Lugano covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+48.7'}[45]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+271'}[46].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include lake[7] and area not part of a municipality of Switzerland[8].

History and Context

Lugano is named after Lake Lugano[9].

Why It Matters

Lake Lugano ranks in the top 2% of lake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,289 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

References

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  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
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  27. [45] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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