Shifting borders can also create geographical anomalies called enclaves and exclaves, and Campione d'Italia on the shores of Lake Lugano ... little part of Italy encircled by Switzerland.

The deep northern basin of Lake Lugano was permanently stratified over the last 4 decades because of mineralization in response to strong eutrophication. However, two consecutive cold and windy ...

At about 82 square miles, Lake Maggiore is Italy’s second-largest ... tip is even in a different country, in Switzerland’s Italian-speaking canton of Ticino. Like its closest neighbors, lakes Como and ...