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Lugano Prealps

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The Lugano Prealps (Prealpi Luganesi or Prealpi Lombarde Occidentali in Italian) are a mountain range in the western part of the Alps. [1]

54 relations: Adda (river), Alpine orogeny, Alps, Bellinzona, Bellinzona District, Bergamasque Alps and Prealps, Camoghè, Canton of Ticino, Cantons of Switzerland, Corni di Canzo, Districts of Switzerland, Gazzirola, Gravedona, Istituto Geografico Militare, Italian language, Italy, Lake Como, Lake Maggiore, Lambro, Lepontine Alps, Locarno, Locarno District, Lombardy, Lugano District, Mendrisio District, Monte Bregagno, Monte Ceneri, Monte di Tremezzo, Monte Generoso, Monte Grona, Monte Lema, Monte Nudo, Monte San Primo, Monte Tamaro, Olona, Pizzo di Gino, Po (river), Po Valley, Province of Como, Province of Varese, Provinces of Italy, Regions of Italy, San Jorio Pass, Sedimentary rock, Sighignola, SOIUSA, SOIUSA code, Swisstopo, Switzerland, Ticino (river), ..., Touring Club Italiano, Tributary, Western Alps, Western Rhaetian Alps. Expand index (4 more) »

Adda (river)

The Adda (Latin Abdua, or Addua; in Lombard Ada or, again, Adda in local dialects where the double consonants are marked) is a river in North Italy, a tributary of the Po.

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Alpine orogeny

The Alpine orogeny or Alpide orogeny is an orogenic phase in the Late Mesozoic (Eoalpine) and the current Cenozoic that has formed the mountain ranges of the Alpide belt.

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Alps

The Alps (Alpes; Alpen; Alpi; Alps; Alpe) are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe,The Caucasus Mountains are higher, and the Urals longer, but both lie partly in Asia.

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Bellinzona

Bellinzona (Bellinzone, Bellenz, Blizuna) is the capital of the canton Ticino in Switzerland.

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Bellinzona District

The district of Bellinzona (Distretto di Bellinzona, also called Bellinzonese) is a district of Canton Ticino, Switzerland.

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Bergamasque Alps and Prealps

The Bergamasque Alps and Prealps (Alpi e Prealpi Bergamasche in Italian) are a mountain range in the southern part of the Alps.

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Camoghè

The Camoghè is a mountain of the Lugano Prealps, located east of Camorino in the canton of Ticino.

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Canton of Ticino

The canton of Ticino, formally the Republic and Canton of Ticino (Repubblica e Cantone Ticino; Canton Tesin; Kanton Tessin; canton du Tessin, chantun dal Tessin) is the southernmost canton of Switzerland.

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Cantons of Switzerland

The 26 cantons of Switzerland (Kanton, canton, cantone, chantun) are the member states of the Swiss Confederation.

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Corni di Canzo

The Corni di Canzo (en: Canzo's Horns), (also known as Còrni o Curunghèj o Culunghèj in Canzés) are a group of mountains located in the Triangolo lariano (larian triangle), to the south of Lake Como.

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Districts of Switzerland

In contrast to centrally organised states, in the federally constituted Switzerland each canton is completely free to decide its own internal organisation.

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Gazzirola

The Gazzirola (also known as Garzirola) is a mountain of the Lugano Prealps on the Swiss-Italian border.

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Gravedona

Gravedona was a comune of Como Province, Italy.

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Istituto Geografico Militare

The Istituto Geografico Militare (IGM), or Military Geographic Institute is an Italian public organization, dependent on the Italian Army general staff (Stato Maggiore dell'Esercito).

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Italian language

Italian (or lingua italiana) is a Romance language.

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Italy

Italy (Italia), officially the Italian Republic (Repubblica Italiana), is a sovereign state in Europe.

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Lake Como

Lake Como (Lago di Como or locally in Italian, also known as Lario, after the Latin name of the lake; Lagh de Còmm in Lombard; Latin: Larius Lacus) is a lake of glacial origin in Lombardy, Italy.

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Lake Maggiore

Lake Maggiore (Lago Maggiore, literally 'Greater Lake') or Lago Verbàno (Lacus Verbanus) is a large lake located on the south side of the Alps.

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Lambro

The Lambro (Lamber or Lambar) is a river of Lombardy, northern Italy, a left tributary of the Po.

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Lepontine Alps

The Lepontine Alps (Lepontinische Alpen, Alpes lépontines, Alpi Lepontine) are a mountain range in the north-western part of the Alps.

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Locarno

Locarno (Ticinese: Locarn; formerly in Luggárus) is a southern Swiss town and municipality in the district Locarno (and its capital), located on the northern shore of Lake Maggiore at its northeastern tip in the canton of Ticino at the southern foot of the Swiss Alps.

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Locarno District

The Locarno District (also called Locarnese) is a district of Canton Ticino, Switzerland.

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Lombardy

Lombardy (Lombardia; Lumbardia, pronounced: (Western Lombard), (Eastern Lombard)) is one of the twenty administrative regions of Italy, in the northwest of the country, with an area of.

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Lugano District

The Lugano District (Distretto di Lugano also called Luganese) is a district of Canton of Ticino, southern Switzerland.

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Mendrisio District

The Mendrisio District (Distretto di Mendrisio, also called Mendrisiotto) is the southernmost district of canton of Ticino and of Switzerland.

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Monte Bregagno

Monte Bregagno is a mountain of Lombardy, Italy, It has an elevation of 2,107 metres.

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Monte Ceneri

Monte Ceneri is a mountain pass in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.

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Monte di Tremezzo

Monte di Tremezzo is a mountain of the Lugano Prealps in Lombardy, Italy.

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Monte Generoso

Monte Generoso (also known as Calvagione) is a mountain of the Lugano Prealps, located on the border between Switzerland and Italy and between Lake Lugano and Lake Como.

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Monte Grona

Monte Grona is a mountain of Lombardy, Italy.

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Monte Lema

Monte Lema (1,621 m) is a mountain of the Lugano Prealps, located on the border between Switzerland and Italy.

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Monte Nudo

Monte Nudo is a mountain of Lombardy, Italy.

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Monte San Primo

Monte San Primo is a mountain of Lombardy, Italy.

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Monte Tamaro

Monte Tamaro is a mountain of the Lugano Prealps, overlooking Lake Maggiore in the Swiss canton of Ticino.

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Olona

The Olona (Ulona, Urona or Uòna in Western Lombard) is an Italian river, long, that runs through the provinces of Varese, Milan and Pavia.

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Pizzo di Gino

Pizzo di Gino is a mountain of Lombardy, Italy.

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Po (river)

The Po (Padus and Eridanus; Po; ancient Ligurian: Bodincus or Bodencus; Πάδος, Ἠριδανός) is a river that flows eastward across northern Italy.

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Po Valley

The Po Valley, Po Plain, Plain of the Po, or Padan Plain (Pianura Padana, or Val Padana) is a major geographical feature of Northern Italy.

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Province of Como

The Province of Como (Provincia di Como; Provinz Como) is a province in the north of the Lombardy region of Italy and borders the Swiss cantons of Ticino and Grigioni to the North, the Italian provinces of Sondrio and Lecco to the East, the Province of Monza and Brianza to the south and the Province of Varese to the West.

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Province of Varese

The province of Varese (provincia di Varese) is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy.

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Provinces of Italy

In Italy, a province (provincia) is an administrative division of intermediate level between a municipality (comune) and a region (regione).

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Regions of Italy

The regions of Italy (Italian: regioni) are the first-level administrative divisions of Italy, constituting its second NUTS administrative level.

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San Jorio Pass

The San Jorio Pass, located between the Lepontine Alps and the Lugano Prealps at an altitude of above sea level, connects Garzeno in the Italian province of Como with Carena in the Swiss canton of Ticino.

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Sedimentary rock

Sedimentary rocks are types of rock that are formed by the deposition and subsequent cementation of that material at the Earth's surface and within bodies of water.

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Sighignola

Sighignola is a mountain of the Lugano Prealps, located on the border between the Italian region of Lombardy and the Swiss canton of Ticino.

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SOIUSA

Alps by SOIUSA. SOIUSA (an acronym for Suddivisione Orografica Internazionale Unificata del Sistema Alpino - English: International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps-ISMSA) is a proposal for a new classification system of the Alps from the geographic and toponomastic point of view.

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SOIUSA code

SOIUSA code is the code used in the International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps (ISMSA or SOIUSA), a proposal by Italian Alpinist, Sergio Marazzi, to re-categorize the mountains and mountain ranges of the Alps.

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Swisstopo

Swisstopo is the official name for the Swiss Federal Office of Topography (in German: Bundesamt für Landestopografie; French: Office fédéral de topographie; Italian: Ufficio federale di topografia; Romansh: Uffizi federal da topografia), Switzerland's national mapping agency.

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Switzerland

Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a sovereign state in Europe.

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Ticino (river)

The river Ticino (Tisín; French and Tessin; Ticīnus) is the most important perennial left-bank tributary of the Po.

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Touring Club Italiano

The Touring Club Italiano (TCI) (in English, Touring Club of Italy) is the major Italian national tourist organization.

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Tributary

A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake.

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Western Alps

The Western Alps are the western part of the Alpine range including the southeastern part of France (i.e. Savoie), the whole of Monaco, the northwestern part of Italy and the southwestern part of Switzerland (i.e. Valais).

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Western Rhaetian Alps

The Western Rhaetian Alps (Alpi Retiche occidentali, Westliche Rätische Alpen) are a mountain range in the central part of the Alps.

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Lugan Alps, Lugan Prealps, Lugano prealps, Prealpi Comasche e Varesine, Prealpi Luganesi.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lugano_Prealps

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