The Encyclopedia britannica; a dictionary of arts, sciences, and general literatureWith new maps, and original American articles by eminent writersWith American revisions and additions, bringing each volume up to date . aining 17 to the Swiss canton ofTessin or Ticino. The length from t>©rth to south, between45° 43*and 46° 10 N. lat., is 38 miles; the breadth,generally between 2 and 4 miles, is increased to 6 or 7 atthe junction of the Toce valley on the west. The Ticino,the leading tributary of the Po, enters at the one end of thelake and escapes at the other. The very interesting geo-logi
The Encyclopedia britannica; a dictionary of arts, sciences, and general literatureWith new maps, and original American articles by eminent writersWith American revisions and additions, bringing each volume up to date . aining 17 to the Swiss canton ofTessin or Ticino. The length from t>©rth to south, between45° 43*and 46° 10 N. lat., is 38 miles; the breadth,generally between 2 and 4 miles, is increased to 6 or 7 atthe junction of the Toce valley on the west. The Ticino,the leading tributary of the Po, enters at the one end of thelake and escapes at the other. The very interesting geo-logical problems which Lago Maggiore suggests are not yetfully cleared up. (See Taramelli, II cantone Ticino meridi-onn/c C(l i paesi finiiimi, Bern, 1880, forming voh xviL ofthe materials for the geological map of Switzerland.) Thewhole of the west side and the east side as far south as ValTravaglia are shut in by a region of gneiss and schists,while the remaining portion presents dolomites, calcareousrocks, and conglomerates, mingled with strongly developedmoraines. On Dufours great map of Switzerland thegreatest depth is given as 2801 feet, opposite Pino ; butthis is probably much in excess, as in G. B. Maggia. topographical map of the lake (Turin, 1857) the highestfigure registered along the medial line is only 1233 feetbetweeu Barbe and Lavello, and at the laying of a telegraphline in 1860 Salis found no more than 337 betweeu Viraand Locarno. The ordinary height of the surface abovB the sea is about 640 feet _ Between the lowest ^r^^ aud highest water-maik however, there is a dil ference in ordinary jeais of nearly 12 feet, and in very exceptional cases of twice as much. For not only is the Ticiuo subject to floods, but tlie lake receives a number of considerable streams (the Toce, the Maygia, the Verzasca, the Trcsa, iSic), and some of the»o bring down the surplus waters of other lakes— Lugano, Varese, and Orta. The flood ot 1868, which exceeded by about 6 feet the grea
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