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Castel Gandolfo and the lake
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| Location | Alban Hills |
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| Lake type | crater lake |
| Basin countries | Italy |
| Surface area | 6 km² |
| Max depth | 170 m |
Lake Albano () is a small volcanic crater lake in the Alban Hills of Lazio, 15 miles southeast of Rome. On a height overlooking it is Castel Gandolfo, where the Pope has a villa.
It was known to the Roman Empire as Albanus Lacus. It is vicinity stood Alba Longa.
The lake is the deepest (170 m) in Lazio. It is about 3,5 km long by 2.3 km wide, formed by the overlapping union of two volcanic craters, an origin by the ridge in its center, which ruises to a depth of 70 meters.
It hosted the rowing events of the 1960 Summer Olympic Games that were held at Rome.
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Painting by Sylvester Shchedrin, before 1825 |
Lake of Albano, George Inness, 1869 |
| Preceded by Lake Wendouree 1956 |
Olympic Regatta Venue 1960 |
Succeeded by Lake Sagami 1964 |
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