Lake Agnano
Lake Agnano | |
---|---|
Lago di Agnano (Italian) | |
Location | Campania |
Coordinates | 40°49′47.06″N 14°10′13.62″E / 40.8297389°N 14.1704500°E |
Type | Volcanogenic lake Former lake |
Basin countries | Italy |
Lago di Agnano or Lake Agnano was a circular lake, some 6½ km in circumference, which occupied the crater of the extinct volcano of Agnano 8 km west of Naples, Italy. It was apparently not formed until the Middle Ages, as it is not mentioned by ancient writers; it was drained in 1870. [1]
On the south bank are the Stufe di San Germano, natural sulphureous vapor baths, and close by is the Grotta del Cane. From the floor of this cave warm carbonic acid gas constantly rises to a height of 18 inches (46 cm): the fumes render a dog insensible in a few seconds. Remains of an extensive Roman building and some statues have been discovered close by.[1]
References
- ^ a b Chisholm 1911, p. 377.
- Attribution
public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Agnano, Lago Di". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the- Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlas
- Articles with short description
- Short description is different from Wikidata
- Pages using infobox body of water with auto short description
- Articles containing Italian-language text
- Coordinates on Wikidata
- Infobox mapframe without OSM relation ID on Wikidata
- Articles using infobox body of water without alt
- Articles using infobox body of water without pushpin map alt
- Articles using infobox body of water without image bathymetry
- Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica with Wikisource reference
- Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica
- Former lakes of Italy
- Volcanic crater lakes
- Lakes of Campania
- All stub articles
- Campanian geography stubs
- Pages using the Kartographer extension