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The '''geography of Italy''' includes the description of all the [[physical geography|physical geographical]] elements of [[Italy]]. Italy, whose territory largely coincides with the [[Italy (geographical region)|homonymous geographical region]],<ref name="Treccani">{{Citation|year=1970|title=Italia|encyclopedia=Dizionario enciclopedico italiano|volume=VI|page=413|publisher=[[Treccani]]|language=it}}</ref> is located in southern [[Europe]] and comprises the long, boot-shaped [[Italian Peninsula]] crossed by the [[Apennines]], the southern side of [[Alps]], the large plain of the [[Po Valley]] and some islands including [[Sicily]] and [[Sardinia]]. Italy is part of the [[Northern Hemisphere]]. Two of the [[~~Pelagie~~ Islands]] (Lampedusa and Lampione) are located on the African continent.

The '''geography of Italy''' includes the description of all the [[physical geography|physical geographical]] elements of [[Italy]]. Italy, whose territory largely coincides with the [[Italy (geographical region)|homonymous geographical region]],<ref name="Treccani">{{Citation|year=1970|title=Italia|encyclopedia=Dizionario enciclopedico italiano|volume=VI|page=413|publisher=[[Treccani]]|language=it}}</ref> is located in southern [[Europe]] and comprises the long, boot-shaped [[Italian Peninsula]] crossed by the [[Apennines]], the southern side of [[Alps]], the large plain of the [[Po Valley]] and some islands including [[Sicily]] and [[Sardinia]]. Italy is part of the [[Northern Hemisphere]]. Two of the [[Pelagian Islands]] (Lampedusa and Lampione) are located on the African continent.

The total area of Italy is {{convert|301,230|km2|abbr=on}}, of which {{convert|294,020|km2|abbr=on}} is land and {{convert|7,210|km2|0|abbr=on}} is water. It lies between latitudes [[35th parallel north|35°]] and [[47th parallel north|47° N]], and longitudes [[6th meridian east|6°]] and [[19th meridian east|19° E]]. Italy borders [[Switzerland]] ({{convert|698|km|abbr=on|disp=or}}), [[France]] ({{convert|476|km|abbr=on|disp=or}}), [[Austria]] ({{convert|404|km|abbr=on|disp=or}}) and [[Slovenia]] ({{convert|218|km|abbr=on|disp=or}}). [[San Marino]] ({{convert|37|km|abbr=on|disp=or}}) and [[Vatican City]] ({{convert|3.4|km|abbr=on|disp=or}}) are [[enclave]]s. The total border length is {{convert|1836.4|km|abbr=on}}. Including islands, Italy has a coastline of {{convert|7,900|km|abbr=on}} on the [[Adriatic Sea]], [[Ionian Sea]], [[Tyrrhenian Sea]], [[Ligurian Sea]], [[Sea of Sardinia]] and [[Strait of Sicily]].

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* [[Tuscan archipelago]], formed by the island of [[Elba]], the largest and most important of the group from whose bowels iron has been extracted for centuries. To the north of the island of Elba rise [[Capraia]] and [[Gorgona (Italy)|Gorgona]], to the south [[Pianosa]], [[Montecristo]], [[Giannutri]] and the island of [[Isola del Giglio|Giglio]]. Minor islets are [[Cerboli]] and [[Palmaiola]] off the coast of Elba, the [[Islet of the Sparviero]] at [[Punta Ala]], the [[Formiche di Grosseto]], the [[Formica di Burano]], the Formica di Montecristo (or [[Scoglio d'Africa]]) and some islets off the coast of [[promontory of the Argentario]] including [[Argentarola]], [[Isola Rossa (Monte Argentario)|Isola Rossa]] and [[Isolotto]], in addition to the [[Secche della Meloria]] and the [[Secche di Vada]].

* The [[Phlegraean Islands]] ([[Ischia]] and [[Procida]]) plus [[Capri]], in the [[Gulf of Naples]]; sometimes the three islands are included in the [[Campanian Archipelago]];

* [[Pontine ~~islands~~]]: [[Ponza]], [[Palmarola]], [[Zannone]] and [[Ventotene]], in the [[gulf of Gaeta]];

* [[Pontine Islands]]: [[Ponza]], [[Palmarola]], [[Zannone]] and [[Ventotene]], in the [[gulf of Gaeta]];

* Archipelago of the [[Aeolian Islands]] or Lipari, which includes [[Salina, Sicily|Salina]], [[Lipari]], the largest of the group, [[Vulcano]], a now almost extinct volcano; [[Panarea]] and then [[Stromboli]], an eruptive cone still in activity which was called ''Stronghilo'' by the [[ancient Greeks]] (hence Stromboli), due to its conical shape of an inverted top on the sea; to these must be added [[Filicudi]] and [[Alicudi]];

* [[Aegadian Islands]], i.e. the islands of [[Favignana]], [[Marettimo]], [[Levanzo]] and [[Stagnone]], which arise between [[Marsala]] and [[Trapani]], west of [[Sicily]];

* [[~~Pelagie~~ Islands]], including [[Linosa]], [[Lampione]] and [[Lampedusa]];

* [[Pelagian Islands]], including [[Linosa]], [[Lampione]] and [[Lampedusa]];

* In Sicily we still find [[Ustica]] off the [[Gulf of Palermo]] and [[Pantelleria]] in the middle of the [[Sicilian Channel]];

* The group of the [[Tremiti Islands]] and the island of [[Pianosa (Tremiti)|Pianosa]], which rise in the [[Adriatic Sea]];

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The longest Italian river is the [[Po river|Po]] ({{cvt|652|km|disp=or}}), which flows from the [[Monviso]], runs through the entire [[Po Valley]] from west to east, and then flows, with a [[River delta|delta]], into the [[Adriatic Sea]]. In addition to being the longest, it is also the river with the largest basin and the largest flow at its mouth. The second longest Italian river is the [[Adige]] ({{cvt|410|km|disp=or}}), which originates near [[Lake Resia]] and flows into the Adriatic Sea, after having made a north–south route, near [[Chioggia]]. The third longest river in Italy is the [[Tiber]] ({{cvt|405|km|disp=or}}), the second longest Italian river in terms of hydrographic basin; it was formed on [[Monte Fumaiolo]] (in [[Emilia-Romagna]]) and flows into the [[Tyrrhenian Sea]] after having crossed the center of [[Rome]]. After the Tiber, in order of length are the rivers [[Adda (river)|Adda]] ({{cvt|313|km|disp=or}}), [[Oglio]] ({{cvt|280|km|disp=or}}), [[Tanaro]] ({{cvt|276|km|disp=or}}) and [[Ticino (river)|Ticino]] ({{cvt|248|km}}, of which {{cvt|157|km}} is in Italy).

Most of Italy's rivers drain either into the Adriatic Sea (such as Po, [[Piave (river)|Piave]], [[Adige]], [[Brenta (river)|Brenta]], [[Tagliamento]], [[Reno River|Reno]]) or into the Tyrrhenian (like [[Arno]], [[Tiber]] and [[Volturno]]), though the waters from some border municipalities drain into the [[Black Sea]] through the basin of the [[Drava]] ([[Innichen]] and [[Sexten]] in [[Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol]], [[Tarvisio]] in [[Friuli-Venezia-Giulia]]) or the [[Inn (river)|Inn]] ([[Livigno]] in [[Lombardy]]), both [[tributary|tributaries]] of the [[Danube]], and the waters from the [[Lago di Lei]] in Lombardy drain into the [[North Sea]] through the basin of [[Rhine]].

Most of Italy's rivers drain either into the Adriatic Sea (such as Po, [[Piave (river)|Piave]], [[Adige]], [[Brenta (river)|Brenta]], [[Tagliamento]], [[Reno River|Reno]]) or into the Tyrrhenian (like [[Arno]], [[Tiber]] and [[Volturno]]), though the waters from some border municipalities drain into the [[Black Sea]] through the basin of the [[Drava]] ([[Innichen]] and [[Sexten]] in [[Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol]], [[Tarvisio]] in [[Friuli-Venezia Giulia]]) or the [[Inn (river)|Inn]] ([[Livigno]] in [[Lombardy]]), both [[tributary|tributaries]] of the [[Danube]], and the waters from the [[Lago di Lei]] in Lombardy drain into the [[North Sea]] through the basin of [[Rhine]].

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 | map = Italy relief location map.jpg
 | map size = 320px
-| continent = [[Europe]] and [[Africa]] (Lampedusa and Lampione islands)
+| continent = [[Europe]]
 | region = [[South Europe]]
 | coordinates = {{coord|42|00|N|12|05|E|type:country|display=inline,title}}
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 | exclusive economic zone = {{convert|541,915|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}
 }}
-The '''geography of Italy''' includes the description of all the [[physical geography|physical geographical]] elements of [[Italy]]. Italy, whose territory largely coincides with the [[Italy (geographical region)|homonymous geographical region]],<ref name="Treccani">{{Citation|year=1970|title=Italia|encyclopedia=Dizionario enciclopedico italiano|volume=VI|page=413|publisher=[[Treccani]]|language=it}}</ref> is located in southern [[Europe]] and comprises the long, boot-shaped [[Italian Peninsula]] crossed by the [[Apennines]], the southern side of [[Alps]], the large plain of the [[Po Valley]] and some islands including [[Sicily]] and [[Sardinia]]. Italy is part of the [[Northern Hemisphere]]. Two of the [[Pelagie Islands]] (Lampedusa and Lampione) are located on the African continent.
+The '''geography of Italy''' includes the description of all the [[physical geography|physical geographical]] elements of [[Italy]]. Italy, whose territory largely coincides with the [[Italy (geographical region)|homonymous geographical region]],<ref name="Treccani">{{Citation|year=1970|title=Italia|encyclopedia=Dizionario enciclopedico italiano|volume=VI|page=413|publisher=[[Treccani]]|language=it}}</ref> is located in southern [[Europe]] and comprises the long, boot-shaped [[Italian Peninsula]] crossed by the [[Apennines]], the southern side of [[Alps]], the large plain of the [[Po Valley]] and some islands including [[Sicily]] and [[Sardinia]]. Italy is part of the [[Northern Hemisphere]]. Two of the [[Pelagian Islands]] (Lampedusa and Lampione) are located on the African continent.
 The total area of Italy is {{convert|301,230|km2|abbr=on}}, of which {{convert|294,020|km2|abbr=on}} is land and {{convert|7,210|km2|0|abbr=on}} is water. It lies between latitudes [[35th parallel north|35°]] and [[47th parallel north|47° N]], and longitudes [[6th meridian east|6°]] and [[19th meridian east|19° E]]. Italy borders [[Switzerland]] ({{convert|698|km|abbr=on|disp=or}}), [[France]] ({{convert|476|km|abbr=on|disp=or}}), [[Austria]] ({{convert|404|km|abbr=on|disp=or}}) and [[Slovenia]] ({{convert|218|km|abbr=on|disp=or}}). [[San Marino]] ({{convert|37|km|abbr=on|disp=or}}) and [[Vatican City]] ({{convert|3.4|km|abbr=on|disp=or}}) are [[enclave]]s. The total border length is {{convert|1836.4|km|abbr=on}}. Including islands, Italy has a coastline of {{convert|7,900|km|abbr=on}} on the [[Adriatic Sea]], [[Ionian Sea]], [[Tyrrhenian Sea]], [[Ligurian Sea]], [[Sea of Sardinia]] and [[Strait of Sicily]].
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 * [[Tuscan archipelago]], formed by the island of [[Elba]], the largest and most important of the group from whose bowels iron has been extracted for centuries. To the north of the island of Elba rise [[Capraia]] and [[Gorgona (Italy)|Gorgona]], to the south [[Pianosa]], [[Montecristo]], [[Giannutri]] and the island of [[Isola del Giglio|Giglio]]. Minor islets are [[Cerboli]] and [[Palmaiola]] off the coast of Elba, the [[Islet of the Sparviero]] at [[Punta Ala]], the [[Formiche di Grosseto]], the [[Formica di Burano]], the Formica di Montecristo (or [[Scoglio d'Africa]]) and some islets off the coast of [[promontory of the Argentario]] including [[Argentarola]], [[Isola Rossa (Monte Argentario)|Isola Rossa]] and [[Isolotto]], in addition to the [[Secche della Meloria]] and the [[Secche di Vada]].
 * The [[Phlegraean Islands]] ([[Ischia]] and [[Procida]]) plus [[Capri]], in the [[Gulf of Naples]]; sometimes the three islands are included in the [[Campanian Archipelago]];
-* [[Pontine islands]]: [[Ponza]], [[Palmarola]], [[Zannone]] and [[Ventotene]], in the [[gulf of Gaeta]];
+* [[Pontine Islands]]: [[Ponza]], [[Palmarola]], [[Zannone]] and [[Ventotene]], in the [[gulf of Gaeta]];
 * Archipelago of the [[Aeolian Islands]] or Lipari, which includes [[Salina, Sicily|Salina]], [[Lipari]], the largest of the group, [[Vulcano]], a now almost extinct volcano; [[Panarea]] and then [[Stromboli]], an eruptive cone still in activity which was called ''Stronghilo'' by the [[ancient Greeks]] (hence Stromboli), due to its conical shape of an inverted top on the sea; to these must be added [[Filicudi]] and [[Alicudi]];
 * [[Aegadian Islands]], i.e. the islands of [[Favignana]], [[Marettimo]], [[Levanzo]] and [[Stagnone]], which arise between [[Marsala]] and [[Trapani]], west of [[Sicily]];
-* [[Pelagie Islands]], including [[Linosa]], [[Lampione]] and [[Lampedusa]];
+* [[Pelagian Islands]], including [[Linosa]], [[Lampione]] and [[Lampedusa]];
 * In Sicily we still find [[Ustica]] off the [[Gulf of Palermo]] and [[Pantelleria]] in the middle of the [[Sicilian Channel]];
 * The group of the [[Tremiti Islands]] and the island of [[Pianosa (Tremiti)|Pianosa]], which rise in the [[Adriatic Sea]];
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 The longest Italian river is the [[Po river|Po]] ({{cvt|652|km|disp=or}}), which flows from the [[Monviso]], runs through the entire [[Po Valley]] from west to east, and then flows, with a [[River delta|delta]], into the [[Adriatic Sea]]. In addition to being the longest, it is also the river with the largest basin and the largest flow at its mouth. The second longest Italian river is the [[Adige]] ({{cvt|410|km|disp=or}}), which originates near [[Lake Resia]] and flows into the Adriatic Sea, after having made a north–south route, near [[Chioggia]]. The third longest river in Italy is the [[Tiber]] ({{cvt|405|km|disp=or}}), the second longest Italian river in terms of hydrographic basin; it was formed on [[Monte Fumaiolo]] (in [[Emilia-Romagna]]) and flows into the [[Tyrrhenian Sea]] after having crossed the center of [[Rome]]. After the Tiber, in order of length are the rivers [[Adda (river)|Adda]] ({{cvt|313|km|disp=or}}), [[Oglio]] ({{cvt|280|km|disp=or}}), [[Tanaro]] ({{cvt|276|km|disp=or}}) and [[Ticino (river)|Ticino]] ({{cvt|248|km}}, of which {{cvt|157|km}} is in Italy).
-Most of Italy's rivers drain either into the Adriatic Sea (such as Po, [[Piave (river)|Piave]], [[Adige]], [[Brenta (river)|Brenta]], [[Tagliamento]], [[Reno River|Reno]]) or into the Tyrrhenian (like [[Arno]], [[Tiber]] and [[Volturno]]), though the waters from some border municipalities drain into the [[Black Sea]] through the basin of the [[Drava]] ([[Innichen]] and [[Sexten]] in [[Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol]], [[Tarvisio]] in [[Friuli-Venezia-Giulia]]) or the [[Inn (river)|Inn]] ([[Livigno]] in [[Lombardy]]), both [[tributary|tributaries]] of the [[Danube]], and the waters from the [[Lago di Lei]] in Lombardy drain into the [[North Sea]] through the basin of [[Rhine]].
+Most of Italy's rivers drain either into the Adriatic Sea (such as Po, [[Piave (river)|Piave]], [[Adige]], [[Brenta (river)|Brenta]], [[Tagliamento]], [[Reno River|Reno]]) or into the Tyrrhenian (like [[Arno]], [[Tiber]] and [[Volturno]]), though the waters from some border municipalities drain into the [[Black Sea]] through the basin of the [[Drava]] ([[Innichen]] and [[Sexten]] in [[Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol]], [[Tarvisio]] in [[Friuli-Venezia Giulia]]) or the [[Inn (river)|Inn]] ([[Livigno]] in [[Lombardy]]), both [[tributary|tributaries]] of the [[Danube]], and the waters from the [[Lago di Lei]] in Lombardy drain into the [[North Sea]] through the basin of [[Rhine]].
 ===Lakes===

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