Lake of Albano
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| Lake Albano Lago Albano |
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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 (Italian: Lago Albano or Lago di Castel Gandolfo; ) 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 rises 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 Albano, George Inness, 1869 |
 Panoramic view |
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| Preceded by Lake Wendouree  Melbourne, Australia1956 |
Olympic Regatta Venue  1960 |
Succeeded by Lake Sagami  Tokyo, Japan1964 |
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