Lake of Albano

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Lake Albano Lago Albano
Castel Gandolfo and the lake
Location	Alban Hills
Coordinates	41.75° N 12.665° ECoordinates: 41.75° N 12.665° E
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; 41.75° N 12.665° E) 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

Preceded by Lake Wendouree Melbourne, Australia 1956

Olympic Regatta Venue 1960

Succeeded by Lake Sagami Tokyo, Japan 1964