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LAKE MAGGIORE and its surroundings

LAKE MAGGIORE and its surroundings. The province of VCO.

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LAKE MAGGIORE and its surroundings

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  1. LAKE MAGGIORE and its surroundings

  2. The province of VCO Verbano-Cusio-Ossola is the northernmost province in the Italian region of Piedmont. It was created in 1992 through the fusion of three distinct regions. The area flanking the western shore of Verbano (or Lago Maggiore) forms the eastern part of the province; Cusio (or Lago d’Orta) and its environs form the southern part; while the north and east of the province consists of the Ossola, a region of Alpine mountains and valleys. The province has a total population of some 160.883, distributed over an area of 2,255 square kilometre

  3. Val Grande National Park is a protected area located in Piedmont, in the north of Italy, at the border with Switzerland. It is most notable for landscapes of the High Alps. Val Grande and Val Pogallo, two principal valleys inside the Park, drain almost the majority of rivers in the Park. These valleys combine into Torrente San Bernardino, a tributary of Lake Maggiore. The majority of the area of the Park is forested and it hosts the latest wilderness area in Europe. Val Grande National Park

  4. Veglia-Devero Park The Alpe Devero has been established as Special Protection Area (SPA) in the Natura 2000 network. Both Alpe Veglia and Devero have been proposed as Site of Community Importance in 1995. The Alpe Veglia Nature Park was the first regional Park, established in 1978 on the Italian side of the Alpe Veglia at an altitude of 1750 m. It’s 4120 hectares wide including the municipalities of Varzo and Trasquera, joining with the Canton of Valais in Switzerland.

  5. Lake Maggiore Lake Maggiore is 64.37 kilometers, and 3 to 5 km wide, except at the bay opening westward between Pallanza and Stresa, where it is 10 km wide. It is the longest Italian lake, although Lake Garda has a greater area. Its mean height above the sea level is 193 metres; a deep lake, its bottom is almost everywhere below sea-level and its volume is 37 cubic kilometres. The lake has a surface area of about 213 square kilometres. Its main tributaries are the Ticino, the Maggia, the Toce. The climate is mild in both summer and winter, producing Mediterranean vegetation, with many gardens growing rare and exotic plants. Well-known gardens include those of the Borromean and Brissago Islands, that of the Villa Taranto in Verbania, and the Alpinia botanical garden above Stresa.

  6. Sesia-Val Grande Geopark Identity Card Year of the recognition of the Park: 2013Responsible authorities:Nazional Park of Val GrandeRegion:Piedmont Provinces:Vercelli, VCO, Novara, BiellaSurface of the Geopark:213.959 haAltitude:from 190 to 4.554 m/slmCommons in the area:85Population in the area:152.813Population density:72 population/kmq

  7. Contact between the Earth Crust and Mantle, nearthe geological path between Vogogna and Premosello

  8. The Supervolcano Rocks in Valsesia

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