1. THE VOLCANOES OF ITALY

2. ITALY

3. The official name of the country is Italy
The official name of the country is Italy. It is situated in Southern Europe. It consists of the Italian Peninsula and the two Mediterranean islands of Sicily and Sardinia, in addition to many smaller islands. It is washed by the Mediterranean Sea, Adriatic Sea, Ionian Sea, Tyrrhenian Sea, Ligurian Sea, Sea of Sardinia and Strait of Sicily. Almost 40% of the Italian territory is mountainous, with the Alps as the northern boundary and the Apennine Mountains forming the backbone of the peninsula and extending for 1,350 km (840 mi). In between the two lies a large plain in the valley of the Po, the largest river in Italy.

4. The Alps

5. The river Po
The river Tiber

6. The North of Italy. The town of Chiavenne.

8. Many elements of the Italian territory are
of volcanic origin.
Most of the small islands and archipelagos
in the south, like Capraia, Ponza, Ischia,
Eolie, Ustica and Pantelleria are
volcanic islands.
There are also active volcanoes:
Etna, in Sicily, the largest active volcano in Europe;
Vulcano, Stromboli, and Vesuvius,
near Naples, the only active volcano
on mainland Europe.

9. Etna with the city of Catania in the foreground

10. It is the tallest active volcano
in Europe, currently
3,329 m (10,922 ft) high,
though this varies with summit
eruptions. It is the highest peak
in Italy south of the Alps.

11. Mount Etna is an active volcano on the east coast of Sicily,
Italy, in the Metropolitan City of Catania, between the cities
of Messina and Catania. It lies above the convergent plate margin
between the African Plate and the Eurasian Plate

12. VESUVIUS

13. Mount Vesuvius is located on the Gulf of Naples in Campania, Italy, about 9 km east of Naples and a short distance from the shore. It is one of several volcanoes which form the Campanian volcanic arc.

14. STROMBOLI

16. Stromboli (Italian pronunciation: [ˈstromboli]; Sicilian: Struògnuli, Ancient Greek: Στρογγύλη, Strongulē) is a small island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, off the north coast of Sicily, containing one of the three active volcanoes in Italy. It is one of the eight Aeolian Islands, a volcanic arc north of Sicily.

17. VULKANO

19. Vulcano (Sicilian: Vurcanu) is a small
volcanic island in the Tyrrhenian Sea,
about 25 km (16 mi) north of Sicily
and the southernmost of the eight
Aeolian Islands. It is 21 km2 (8 sq mi)
in area, rises to 499 m (1,637 ft)
above sea level, and contains several
volcanic centres, including one of
four active non-submarine
volcanoes in Italy.