Geography Lugano Prealps

1 geography

1.1 soiusa classification
1.2 borders
1.3 subdivision

geography

administratively italian part of range belongs provinces of como , varese, while swiss 1 divided between districts of bellinzona, locarno, lugano , mendrisio.

the western slopes of mountains drained ticino river, eastern ones adda , southern-central part of them lambro, olona , other minor rivers , streams, of them directly or indirectly tributaries of po .

soiusa classification

according soiusa (international standardized mountain subdivision of alps) mountain range alpine section, classified in following way:

main part = western alps
major sector = north western alps
section = lugano prealps
code = i/b-11

borders

lugano prealps borders (clockwise):

lago maggiore (west),
ticino river locarno bellinzona, san jorio pass (2.010 m, connects them lepontine alps) , san jorio valley till gravedona (north);
como lake (east);
po plain (south).

subdivision

the lugano prealps divided 2 subsections:

como prealps - soiusa code:i/b-11.i
varese prealps - soiusa code:i/b-11.ii,

which separated monte ceneri pass.

these subsections further divided in supergroups:

como prealps:

supergroup catena gino-camoghè-fiorina - soiusa code:i/b-11.i-a
supergroup catena tremezzo-generoso-gordona - soiusa code:i/b-11.i-b
supergroup catena del triangolo lariano - soiusa code:i/b-11.i-b


varese prealps:

supergroup catena tamaro-gambarogno-lema - soiusa code:i/b-11.ii-a,
supergroup catena piambello-campo dei fiori-nudo - soiusa code:i/b-11.ii-b.






^ marazzi, sergio (2005). atlante orografico delle alpi. soiusa (in italian). priuli & verlucca. isbn 978-88-8068-273-8.