Lake Nemi

Lake Nemi
Lake Nemi
	Panoramic view
	Lake Nemi
Location	Lazio
Coordinates	41°42′44″N 12°42′09″E / 41.71222°N 12.70250°E
Basin countries	Italy
Surface area	1.67 km2 (0.64 sq mi)
Max. depth	33 m (108 ft)
Surface elevation	325 m (1,066 ft)

Lake Nemi (Italian: Lago di Nemi, Latin: Nemorensis Lacus, also called Diana's Mirror, Latin: Speculum Dianae) is a small circular volcanic lake in the Alban Hills 30 km (19 mi) south of Rome in the Lazio region of Italy. It takes its name from Nemi, the largest town in the area, which overlooks it from a height.

It was formed in an ancient volcanic crater created at least 36,000 years ago.^[1]

The lake is famous for its great sunken Roman ships built under Caligula.

^ Freda, Carmela; et al. (2006). "Eruptive history and petrologic evolution of the Albano multiple maar (Alban Hills, Central Italy)". Bulletin of Volcanology. 68 (6): 567–591. Bibcode:2006BVol...68..567F. doi:10.1007/s00445-005-0033-6

[1] Freda, Carmela; et al. (2006). "Eruptive history and petrologic evolution of the Albano multiple maar (Alban Hills, Central Italy)". Bulletin of Volcanology. 68 (6): 567–591. Bibcode:2006BVol...68..567F. doi:10.1007/s00445-005-0033-6

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