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Originally appearing in Volume V06, Page 794 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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COMORO ISLANDS has been cut through the See also:

limestone ranges that enclose it, and once doubtless extended as far as See also:Chiavenna, the See also:Lake of Mezzola being a surviving See also:witness of its See also:ancient See also:bed. Towards the See also:south the promontory of See also:Bellagio divides the lake into two arms. That to the south-See also:east ends at See also:Lecco and is the true outlet, for the south-western See also:arm, ending at See also:Como, is an enclosed See also:bay. During the See also:morning the Tivano See also:wind blows from the See also:north, while in the afternoon the Breva wind blows from the south. But, like other Alpine lakes, the Lake of Como is exposed to sudden violent storms. Its beauties have been sung by See also:Virgil and Claudian, while the two Plinys are among the celebrities associated with the lake. The shores are bordered by splendid villas, while perhaps the most lovely spot on it is Bellagio, built in an unrivalled position. Among the other villages that See also:line the lake, the best-known are Varenna (E.) and Menaggio (W.), nearly opposite one another, while See also:Cadenabbia (W.) faces Bellagio. - (W. A. B.

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