Laghi del Gorzente is a group of three
lake
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s in north-west
Italy
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which straddles the provinces of
Genoa
Genoa ( ; it, Genova ; lij, Zêna ). is the capital of the Italian region of Liguria and the List of cities in Italy, sixth-largest city in Italy. In 2015, 594,733 people lived within the city's administrative limits. As of the 2011 Italian ce ...
(in
Liguria
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) and
Alessandria
Alessandria (; pms, Lissandria ) is a city and ''comune'' in Piedmont, Italy, and the capital of the Province of Alessandria. The city is sited on the alluvial plain between the Tanaro and the Bormida rivers, about east of Turin.
Alessandria ...
(in
Piedmont
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Geography
The lowest lake is named ''Lago Bruno'' (647 m), while ''Lago Lungo'' is at 684 m and ''Lago Badana'' at 717 m.
[Istituto Geografico Centrale - Carta dei sentieri 1:50.000 n. 16 ''Genova - Varazze -Ovada'']
Nature conservation
The lakes are included in the Piedmontese natural park of the ''
Capanne di Marcarolo''.
References
Reservoirs in Italy
Lakes of Liguria
Lakes of Piedmont
Metropolitan City of Genoa
Province of Alessandria
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