Geography of Italy Done by Alexandra Chimpoake Group №1

Contents  Emplacement on the Earth  Neighbors  Regions  The Coastline of Italy  Mountains and Plains  Mountains  Volcanoes  Rivers  Lakes  Islands  Conclusion

Emplacement on the Earth Total area is 301,340 km 2 Latitudes: 35° and 48° N Longitudes: 6° and 19° E.

Regions 1.Arbuzzo 2.Aosta Valley 3.Apulia 4.Basilicata 5.Calabria 6.Campania 7.Emilia-Romanga 8.Friuli-Venezia Giulia 9.Lazio 10.Liguria 11.Lombardy 12.Marche 13.Molise 14.Piedmont 15.Sardinia 16.Sicily 17.Trentino-Alto Adige (Südtirol) 18.Tuscany 19.Umbria 20.Veneto

Neighbors switzerlandfrance austria slovenia san marino

The Coastline of Italy Italy’s coastline: 7,600 kilometres on the Adriatic Sea, Ionian Sea, Tyrrhenian Sea, Ligurian Sea, Sea of Sardinia and Strait of Sicily. sea of sardinia adriatic sea ionian sea tyrrhenian sea ligurian sea

Mountains and plains Almost 40% of the Italian territory is mountainous. The largest plain in Italy is the Valley of Po (the largest river in Italy). the italian alps the apennines the po river

Mountains Worldwide-known mountains in Italy are Matterhorn (Cervino), Monte Rosa, Gran Paradiso in the West Alps, and Bernina, Stelvio and Dolomites along the eastern side of the Alps. The highest peak in Italy is Mont Blanc, at 4,810 meters (15,780 ft.) above sea level. mont blanc matterhorn(cervino) the dolomites

Volcanoes Many elements of the Italian territory are of volcanic origin Capraia, Ponza, Ischia, Eolie, Ustica and Pantelleria are volcanic islands Etna, Vulcano, Stromboli, and Vesuvius are the most famous volcanoes in Italy. vesuvius etna

Rivers Most of Italy’s rivers drain either into the Adriatic Sea or the Tyrrhenian, but also some rivers drain into the Black sea and The North sea. tiber river arno river

Lakes The most famous lakes of Italy – Garda (the biggest one), Trasimeno, Bolsena, Varano and Lesina in Gargano, Como and Omodeo in Sardinia lake como lake garda lugano lake(on border with Switzerland)

Islands Italy includes several islands: Sicily, Sardinia(Sardegna) and Elba. sardinia sicily elba

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