Geography Of Italy

Italy is located in southern Europe, Italy is also home to part of the great mountain range, the Alps. The mountains were formed over tens of millions of years as the African and Eurasian tectonic plates collided. 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. In the north of the country are a number of subalpine moraine-dammed lakes, the largest of which is Garda