What is Lake Como?
{{Infobox lake |lake_name = Lake Como |image_lake = Bellagio 2.jpg |caption_lake = Panoramic view of Lake Como with [[Grigna (monte)|Grigna Mountains]] and [[Bellagio (Italian region)|Bellagio]] |image_bathymetry = Lago di Como.png |caption_bathymetry = |coords = {{coord|46|00|N|9|16|E|region:IT_type:waterbody|display=inline,title}} |location= [[Lombardy]], [[Italy]] |type = |inflow = [[Adda River]], [[Mera River]] |outflow = [[Adda River]] |catchment = {{convert|4509|km²|abbr=on}} <ref name=iii/> |basin_countries =Italy, Switzerland |length = {{convert|46| km|abbr=on}} |width = {{convert|4.5| km|abbr=on}} |area = {{convert|146| km2|abbr=on}} |depth = {{convert|154| m|abbr=on}}<ref name=iii/> |max-depth = {{convert|425| m|abbr=on}} |volume = {{convert|22.5| km3|abbr=on}} |residence_time = 5.5 years <ref name=iii/> |shore = |elevation = {{convert|198| m|abbr=on}}<ref name=iii/> |islands = [[Isola Comacina]] |cities = [[Como]], [[Lecco]] |reference = <ref name=iii>{{cite web | title= Laghi italiani | publisher= Istituto Italiano di Idrobiologia | url= http://www.iii.to.cnr.it/limnol/cicloac/lagit.htm | accessdate= 2006-11-17 | archive-date= 2010-02-05 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100205043503/http://www.iii.to.cnr.it/limnol/cicloac/lagit.htm | url-status= dead }}</ref> }} '''Lake Como''' ({{lang-it|Lago di Como}}) is a [[glacial lake]] in [[Lombardy]], [[Italy]]. It has an area of {{convert|146|km2}}. It is the third largest lake in Italy (after [[Lake Garda]] and [[Lake Maggiore]]). Varenna, Lierna, Bellagio, Menaggio, Limonta, and Tremezzo constitute the geographical area of the [[Central Lake Como]], considered the most iconic and exclusive of Lake Como, and includes only the villages that have a view of the peninsula promontory of Bellagio. Some of the towns and villages on the shores of Lake Como are [[Como]], [[Lierna]], [[Lecco]], [[Bellagio]], [[Mandello del Lario]], and [[Lenno]]. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commons cat-inline}} {{multistub|G