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Lakes Of Porcile
The Lakes of Porcile (not to be confused with the Lakes of Percile) are a group of three small alpine lakes located in the Orobic Alps, within the Val Lunga—one of the two main branches of Val Tartano. Val Tartano is part of the Valtellina Orobie Park, a protected area comprising twelve valleys in the Lombardy region of northern Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b .... The lakes primarily collect rainwater and snowmelt originating from the surrounding peaks, including Mount Cadelle, Mount Valegino, Porcile Pass, and Valle dei Lupi. A steep mountain trail connects the lakes to the nearby Tartano Pass, providing access for hikers and visitors. Access The Lakes of Porcile can be reached via several hiking routes, the most common of which originate from the Bremb ...
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Province Of Sondrio
The province of Sondrio (), also known as Valtellina (the major valley of the province) is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its provincial capital is the city of Sondrio. As of 2024, it has a population of 179,165. History The province was established in 1815, within the Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia, combining the valleys of Valtellina, Valchiavenna and Bormio. Before the Roman conquest, the territory was inhabited by Celts ( Lepontii) and Rhaetians ( Camunni). The Romans included this area in their Cisalpine Gaul province. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, it came under the control of the Lombards and was first ruled by feudal lords from the local area. During the Middle Ages it belonged to the Kingdom of Italy. In the 14th century it fell under the rule of the Duchy of Milan due to the House of Visconti and House of Sforza. Sondrio and Valtellina were strategically important in the politics of Europe, especially in the sixteenth and 17th centu ...
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Lombardy
The Lombardy Region (; ) is an administrative regions of Italy, region of Italy that covers ; it is located in northern Italy and has a population of about 10 million people, constituting more than one-sixth of Italy's population. Lombardy is located between the Alps mountain range and tributaries of the river Po (river), Po, and includes Milan, its capital, the largest metropolitan area in the country, and among the largest in the EU. Its territory is divided into 1,502 ''comuni'' (the region with the largest number of ''comuni'' in the entire national territory), distributed among twelve administrative subdivisions (eleven Provinces of Italy, provinces plus the Metropolitan City of Milan). The region ranks first in Italy in terms of population, population density, and number of local authorities, while it is fourth in terms of surface area, after Sicily, Piedmont, and Sardinia. It is the second-most populous Region (Europe), region of the European Union (EU), and the List of ...
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Italy
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land border, as well as List of islands of Italy, nearly 800 islands, notably Sicily and Sardinia. Italy shares land borders with France to the west; Switzerland and Austria to the north; Slovenia to the east; and the two enclaves of Vatican City and San Marino. It is the List of European countries by area, tenth-largest country in Europe by area, covering , and the third-most populous member state of the European Union, with nearly 59 million inhabitants. Italy's capital and List of cities in Italy, largest city is Rome; other major cities include Milan, Naples, Turin, Palermo, Bologna, Florence, Genoa, and Venice. The history of Italy goes back to numerous List of ancient peoples of Italy, Italic peoples—notably including the ancient Romans, ...
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Bergamasque Alps
The Bergamasque Alps or Bergamo Alps (; sometimes translated into English as Orobic Alps) are a mountain range in the Italian Alps. They are located in northern Lombardy and named after the city Bergamo, south of the mountains. Within the Eastern Alps, the Alpine Club or AVE system places them within the Western Limestone Alps, while the SOIUSA system classifies them within the Southeastern Alps. Peaks The main peaks of the Bergamasque Alps are: Passes The main mountain passes of the Bergamasque Alps are: Gallery File:Lagobarbellino3.jpg, Barbellino Lake File:Cascatedelserio.JPG, Serio Falls File:Vista su Valbondione 01.JPG, Valbondione, in the Park of the Bergamo Orobic Alps File:Going through Prà de'Lac.jpg, Prà de'Lac File:Pizzo Redorta 02.JPG, Redorta File:Recastello3.jpg, Recastello File:Recastello4.jpg, Recastello File:Pizzo Coca.jpg, Pizzo Coca File:Bergamasque Alps in Summer.jpg, View of Punta Scais peak from Gromo File:Alpi Orobie d'estate.jpg, Bergamo Alps in ...
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Valtellina Orobic Alps Regional Park
The Valtellina Orobic Alps Regional Park () is a nature reserve in Lombardy, Italy. Established in 1989, it encompasses the northern side of the Orobic Alps, located in the province of Sondrio, on the southern side of the Valtellina (the southern side of the Orobic Alps, located in the province of Bergamo, is instead part of the adjacent Bergamasque Alps Regional Park). The park has an area of 44,000 hectares, the highest point being Pizzo Coca, 3,052 meters above sea level, while the lowest point is 850 meters above sea level; the average altitude is 900 meters above sea level. The park includes 23,224 hectares of forest and 8,381 hectares of glaciers. The fauna includes wolves, alpine ibexes, chamoises (around 1,000 specimens), european mouflons (about seventy specimens, introduced in 1971), red deers (about ninety specimens), marmots, golden eagles, black grouses, and western capercaillies, symbol of the park. Twelve areas of the park are designated as Sites of Community Im ...
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Tartano Pass
Passo di Tartano is a mountain pass that links the village of Tartano in Valtellina with Valleve in Val Brembana. There is not a road that cross the pass, during summer the Pass is a popular destination for hikers. The pass is covered of snow usually form the mid of November to May and is a destination for off pist skiers. At the pass there are remains of fortifications of Cadorna Line built during World War I. From Gruppo Archeologico Bergamasco website See also * List of highest paved roads in Europe * List of mountain passes This is a list of mountain passes. Africa Egypt * Halfaya Pass (near Libya) Lesotho * Moteng Pass * Mahlasela pass * Sani Pass Morocco * Tizi n'Tichka South Africa * Eastern Cape Passes * Western Cape Passes * Northern Cape Passes * K ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Tartano Pass Mountain passes of Italy Mountain passes of the Alps ...
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Val Tartano2
Val may refer to: Military equipment * Aichi D3A, a Japanese World War II dive bomber codenamed "Val" by the Allies * AS Val, a Soviet assault rifle Music *''Val'', album by Val Doonican *VAL (band), Belarusian pop duo People * Val (given name), a unisex given name * Rafael Merry del Val (1865–1930), Spanish Catholic cardinal * Val (sculptor) (1967–2016), French sculptor * Val (footballer, born 1983), Lucivaldo Lázaro de Abreu, Brazilian football midfielder * Val (footballer, born 1997), Valdemir de Oliveira Soares, Brazilian football defensive midfielder Places * Val (Rychnov nad Kněžnou District), a municipality and village in the Czech Republic *Val (Tábor District), a municipality and village in the Czech Republic *Vál, a village in Hungary *Val, Iran, a village in Kurdistan Province, Iran *Val, Italy, a ''frazione'' in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Veneto, Italy *Val, Bhiwandi, a village in Maharashtra, India Other uses * ''Val'' (film), an American documentary about ...
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Lakes Of Lombardy
A lake is often a naturally occurring, relatively large and fixed body of water on or near the Earth's surface. It is localized in a basin or interconnected basins surrounded by dry land. Lakes lie completely on land and are separate from the ocean, although they may be connected with the ocean by rivers. Lakes, as with other bodies of water, are part of the water cycle, the processes by which water moves around the Earth. Most lakes are fresh water and account for almost all the world's surface freshwater, but some are salt lakes with salinities even higher than that of seawater. Lakes vary significantly in surface area and volume of water. Lakes are typically larger and deeper than ponds, which are also water-filled basins on land, although there are no official definitions or scientific criteria distinguishing the two. Lakes are also distinct from lagoons, which are generally shallow tidal pools dammed by sandbars or other material at coastal regions of oceans or large ...
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Landforms Of Lombardy
A landform is a land feature on the solid surface of the Earth or other planetary body. They may be natural or may be anthropogenic (caused or influenced by human activity). Landforms together make up a given terrain, and their arrangement in the landscape is known as topography. Landforms include hills, mountains, canyons, and valleys, as well as shoreline features such as bays, peninsulas, and seas, including submerged features such as mid-ocean ridges, volcanoes, and the great oceanic basins. Physical characteristics Landforms are categorized by characteristic physical attributes such as elevation, slope, orientation, structure stratification, rock exposure, and soil type. Gross physical features or landforms include intuitive elements such as berms, cliffs, hills, mounds, peninsulas, ridges, rivers, valleys, volcanoes, and numerous other structural and size-scaled (e.g. ponds vs. lakes, hills vs. mountains) elements including various kinds of inland and oceanic waterbodi ...
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