Ticino (River)

Japanese: ティチノ[川]（英語表記）Ticino

A river that flows through Switzerland and Italy, a tributary of the Po. In French it is called Tessin. Its total length is 248 km. It originates near the St. Gotthard Pass in Switzerland, empties into the northern end of Lake Maggiore, and then re-emerges at the southern end of the lake, irrigating the plains of Lombardy before joining the Po southeast of Pavia. It is an alpine river with a large difference in flow rate between summer and winter. Many canals have been dug in the lower reaches, and they have been used for navigation and agricultural irrigation. [Aichi Hagiwara]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

スイス，イタリアを流れる川で，ポー川の支流。フランス語ではテッサンTessin。全長248km。スイスのザンクト･ゴットハルト峠付近に発し，マジョーレ湖北端に注ぎ，再び湖の南端から出て，ロンバルディアの平野をうるおしながら，パビアの南東でポー川に合流する。夏と冬とで流量の差がきわめて大きいアルプス型の河川である。下流部では多くの運河がひかれ，航行および農業灌漑に利用されてきた。【萩原愛一】

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