Vajont Lake
Vajont Lake is a lake in Erto e Casso, Province of Pordenone, Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Vajont Lake is situated nearby to the locality Spesse, as well as near the village Erto / Nert.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in Erto e Casso, Italy
- Also known as: “Lago del Vajont”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Monte Toc and Vajont Dam.
Monte Toc
Peak
Monte Toc, nicknamed The Walking Mountain by locals due to its tendency to experience landslides, is a mountain on the border between Veneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia in Northern Italy.
Vajont Dam
Dam
Photo: VENET01, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Vajont Dam or Vaiont Dam is a disused hydro-electric dam in the valley of the Vajont river under Monte Toc, in the municipality of Erto e Casso, 100 kilometres north of Venice, Italy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Casso and Castellavazzo.
Casso
Hamlet
Photo: Tor91, Public domain.
Casso is an Italian village, frazione of Erto e Casso, in the Province of Pordenone. Its population is 35. Together with Erto, its administrative seat, it forms the municipality of Erto-Casso.
Castellavazzo
Village
Photo: Vaghestelledellorsa, CC BY 3.0.
Castellavazzo is a comune in the Province of Belluno in the Italian region of Veneto, located about 90 kilometres north of Venice and about 20 kilometres northeast of Belluno.
Vajont Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: Erto e Casso, Province of Pordenone, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Northeast Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
46.26887° or 46° 16′ 8″ northLongitude
12.36535° or 12° 21′ 55″ eastElevation
648 metres (2,126 feet)Open location code
8FRJ7998+G4OpenStreetMap ID
way 70149851OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeGeoNames ID
3216685Wikidata ID
Q110043979
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Venetian—“Vajont Lake” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lago del Vajont”
- Italian: “lago del Vajont”
- Italian: “Lago del Vajont”
- Venetian: “lago del Vajont”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Spesse and Erto / Nert.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tappa 5 - Le Spesse and Traliccio del Vajont.
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