Motorhome Swap Travel Destination - Italy - Geography
Italy - Motorhome / RV / Campervan Swap Travel Destination.
Italy - Located in Southern Europe and comprises the long, boot-shaped Italian Peninsula, the land between the peninsula and the Alps and a number of islands including Sicily and Sardinia.Its total area is 301,230 kmē, of which 294,020 kmē is land and 7,210 kmē is water. Including islands, Italy has a coastline and border of 7,600 km on the Adriatic, Ionian, Tyrrhenian seas (740 km), and borders shared with France (488 km), Austria (430 km), Slovenia (232 km) and Switzerland; San Marino (39 km) and the Vatican City (3.2 km), both entirely surrounded by Italy, account for the remainder. The Apennine Mountains form the peninsula's backbone; the Alps form its northern boundary. The largest of its northern lakes is Garda (370 km2); in the centre is Trasimeno Lake. The Po, Italy's principal river, flows from the Alps on the western border and crosses the great Padan plain to the Adriatic Sea. Several islands form part of Italy; the largest are Sicily (25,708 km2) and Sardinia (24,089 km2). There are several active volcanoes in Italy: Etna, the largest active volcano in Europe; Vulcano; Stromboli; and Vesuvius, the only active volcano on the mainland of Europe.
Italy - Motorhome / RV / Campervan exchange travel destination.
Thursday, 9 February 2012
