Lake Cadagno
Lake Cadagno is a meromictic lake in the Piora valley, Switzerland. As one of a few meromictic lakes in Europe, it is the object of numerous scientific studies.
Places of Interest
Highlights: Lago di Tom and Lago Ritom.
Lago di Tom
Lake
Photo: Tici23, Public domain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ambrì and Piotta.
Ambrì
Village
Piotta
Village
Rodi
Village
Lake Cadagno
- Type: Lake
- Description: meromictic lake in the Piora valley, Ticino, Switzerland
- Categories: meromictic lake, reservoir, and body of water
- Location: Quinto, Leventina District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.55008° or 46° 33′ 0″ north
Longitude
8.71166° or 8° 42′ 42″ east
Elevation
1,917 metres (6,289 feet)
Open location code
8FRCHP26+2M
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Lake Cadagno” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Lake Cadagno”
- French: “lac de Cadagno”
- French: “Lac de Cadagno”
- German: “Lago di Cadagno”
- Italian: “lago di Cadagno”
- Italian: “Lago di Cadagno”
- Macedonian: “Кадањо”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Lago di Cadagno”
- Portuguese: “Lago Cadagno”
- Russian: “Каданьо”
- Welsh: “Llyn Cadagno”
- “Lago Cadagno”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Cadagno di Dentro and Alpe Ritóm.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Mottone and Poncione Gariói.
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Worth a closer look: Lugano and Bellinzona.
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