Albano

Lake Albano Lago Albano
Castel Gandolfo and the lake. The ridge of the Castel is the site of Alba Longa.
Location	Alban Hills
Coordinates	41°45′0″N 12°39′54″E / 41.75°N 12.665°E / 41.75; 12.665
Lake type	crater lake
Basin countries	Italy
Surface area	6 km2 (2.3 sq mi)
Max. depth	170 m (560 ft)

Lake Albano (Italian: Lago Albano or Lago di Castel Gandolfo) is a small volcanic crater lake in the Alban Hills of Lazio, at the foot of Monte Cavo, 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Rome. Overlooking it is Castel Gandolfo, where the Pope has a villa.

It was known to the Roman Empire as Albanus Lacus. In its vicinity stood Alba Longa.

The lake is the deepest, about 170 m (560 ft), in Lazio. It is about 3.5 km (2.2 mi) long by 2.3 km (1.4 mi) wide, formed by the overlapping union of two volcanic craters, an origin indicated by the ridge in its center, which rises to a depth of 70 m (230 ft). Plutarch reports that in 406 BC the lake surged over the surrounding hills, despite there being no rain nor tributaries into the lake to explain it (Life of Camillus). The ensuing flood destroyed fields and vineyards, eventually pouring into the sea.

It hosted the canoeing and rowing events of the 1960 Summer Olympic Games that were held at Rome. The lane marking system developed for these events is commonly referred to as the Albano buoy system.

Image gallery

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  Painting by Sylvester Shchedrin, before 1825

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  Lake Albano, George Inness, 1869

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  Panoramic view

References

• 1960 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. pp. 82-3.

Bibliography

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Lake Albano

• Britannica.com (retrieved: 12 March 2009)
• Italian Tourism - Lakes (retrieved: 12 March 2009)
• The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition | Date: 2008 | The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, Columbia University Press (retrieved: 12 March 2009)

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v t e Olympic venues in canoeing 1936: Grünau Regatta Course 1948: Henley Royal Regatta 1952: Taivallahti 1956: Lake Wendouree 1960: Lake Albano 1964: Lake Sagami 1968: Virgilio Uribe Rowing and Canoeing Course 1972: Eiskanal, Regattastrecke Oberschleißheim 1976: Île Notre-Dame 1980: Krylatskoye Sports Complex Canoeing and Rowing Basin 1984: Lake Casitas 1988: Han River Regatta Course/Canoeing Site 1992: Canal Olímpic de Catalunya, Parc Olímpic del Segre 1996: Lake Lanier, Ocoee Whitewater Center 2000: Penrith Whitewater Stadium, Sydney International Regatta Centre 2004: Olympic Canoe/Kayak Slalom Centre, Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre 2008: Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park 2012: Dorney Lake, Lee Valley White Water Centre 2016: Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, Olympic Whitewater Stadium

v t e Olympic venues in rowing 1900: Seine 1904: Creve Coeur Lake 1908: Henley Royal Regatta 1912: Djurgårdsbrunnsviken 1920: Brussels–Scheldt Maritime Canal 1924: Bassin d'Argentuil 1928: Sloten 1932: Long Beach Marine Stadium 1936: Grünau Regatta Course 1948: Henley Royal Regatta 1952: Meilahti 1956: Lake Wendouree 1960: Lake Albano 1964: Toda Rowing Course 1968: Virgilio Uribe Rowing and Canoeing Course 1972: Oberschleißheim Regatta Course 1976: Île Notre-Dame 1980: Krylatskoye Sports Complex Canoeing and Rowing Basin 1984: Lake Casitas 1988: Han River Regatta Course/Canoeing Site 1992: Lake of Banyoles 1996: Lake Lanier 2000: Sydney International Regatta Centre 2004: Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre 2008: Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park 2012: Dorney Lake 2016: Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas

Coordinates: 41°45′0″N 12°39′54″E / 41.75°N 12.665°E / 41.75; 12.665

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