Geography of Italy
Italy is slightly larger than Arizona, it has a long peninsula
shaped like a boot. Surrounded on the west by the Tyrrhen-
ian Sea and on the east by the Adriatic. It is bounded by Fr-
ance, Switzerland, Austria, and Slovenia to the north. The A-
pennine Mountains form the peninsula's backbone; the Alps
form its northern boundary. The largest of its many northe-
rn lakes is Garda (143 sq. mi.; 370 sq. km.); the Po, its pri-
ncipal river, flows from the Alps on Italy's western border
and crosses the Lombard plain to the Adriatic Sea. Several
islands form part of Italy; the largest are Sicily (9,926 sq.-
km.; 25,708 sq. km.) and Sardinia (9,301 sq. mi.; 24,090-
sq. km.).
shaped like a boot. Surrounded on the west by the Tyrrhen-
ian Sea and on the east by the Adriatic. It is bounded by Fr-
ance, Switzerland, Austria, and Slovenia to the north. The A-
pennine Mountains form the peninsula's backbone; the Alps
form its northern boundary. The largest of its many northe-
rn lakes is Garda (143 sq. mi.; 370 sq. km.); the Po, its pri-
ncipal river, flows from the Alps on Italy's western border
and crosses the Lombard plain to the Adriatic Sea. Several
islands form part of Italy; the largest are Sicily (9,926 sq.-
km.; 25,708 sq. km.) and Sardinia (9,301 sq. mi.; 24,090-
sq. km.).