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Maggiore, Lakeancient Lacus VerbanusLake, northern Italy and southern Switzerland, bordered on the north by the Swiss Alps. Occupying an area of 82 sq mi (212 sq km), it is Italy's second largest lake. It is 34 mi (54 km) long, with a maximum width of 7 mi (11 km) and a maximum depth of 1,220 ft (372 m). Traversed from north to south by the Ticino River, it is also fed by the Tresa River from Lake Lugano on the east. It is a popular resort area. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In 1973, Harald Szeemann--while working on his Museum der Obsessionen--became himself obsessed by the Swiss utopia Monte Verita, near Lake Maggiore, and eventually a museum was established to celebrate the site's history. It's a specialty of the Hotel Moderno on Lake Maggiore where one of the Il Fornaio chefs apprenticed and learned how to cook it. These data were presented this week at the "Second International Workshop on HIV Drug Resistance and Treatment Strategies" in Lake Maggiore, Italy by Julie Cherrington, Ph. |
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