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Lake Maggiore, northern Italy, the country's second-largest lake, in Piedmont and Lombardy regions. A small section is in the Swiss canton of Ticino. The lake is 64 km (40 mi) long and between 0.8 km and 8.9 km (0.5 mi and 5.5 mi) wide. It is 194 m (636 ft) above sea level, and has an area of 212 sq km (82 sq mi). The Ticino River flows south through the lake.

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