Geografia-Geography

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 * Italy** is located in southern Europe and embodies the long, boot-shaped [|Italian Peninsula]. Its total area is 301,230 km2 of which 294,020 km2 is land and 7,210 km2 is water. It lies between latitudes 35° and 48° N, and longitudes 6° and 19° E. Italy shares borders with Switzerland, France, Austria and Slovenia. Including islands, Italy has a coastline of 7,600 kilometres on the Adriatic, Ionian, Tyrrhenian and Ligurian Sea.

= Rivers and Seas = Most of Italy's rivers drain either into the Adriatic Sea or into the Thyrrenian, though some drain into the Black Sea and the waters from the Lago di Lei drain into the North Sea.

= Lakes = In the north of the country are a number of subalpine lakes. Other well known ones are Lake Maggiore, whose most northerly section is part of Switzerland , and Lake Como.

= Islands = Italy consists of several islands. The largest are Sicily 25,708 km2 and Sardinia 24,090 km2. The third largest island is Elba, the largest island of the [|Tuscan Archipelago].



= Volcanoes = There are active volcanoes in Italy: [|Etna], the largest active volcano in Europe; [|Vulcano]; [|Stromboli]; and [|Vesuvius], the only active volcano on mainland Europe. When I visted Volcano Etna, in Sicily, my family and I took a cable car ride up the mountain, and then we hiked the rest of our way up. It was a really cool experience. Look below for pics.



= Mountains = Italy is a mountainous country, with the Alps as the northern boundary. Worldwide-known mountains in Italy are Matterhorn, Monte Rosa , Gran Paradiso in the West Alps, and Bernina , Stelvio and Dolomites along the eastern side. The highest peak in Italy is <span class="wiki_link_ext">Mont Blanc, at 4,810 metres <span class="wiki_link_ext">above sea level. Mont Blanc is also the highest mountain in Europe.

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