padding 0 title center big ItalianPeninsula or Apennine Peninsula big center 1 center ... of Italy in March 2003.jpg image caption Satellite view of the Peninsula in spring. image alt A map of the ItalianPeninsula and its location in Europe. locator map ItalianPeninsula in Europe.svg location ... ref Nearly all of the peninsula is part of the state of the Italian Republic , apart from San Marino .... Modern countries and territories Political divisions of the ItalianPeninsula sorted by area ... ruwiki display title Category Peninsulas of Europe Category Southern Europe ItalianPeninsula Category ... Grande elevation m 2912 Country heading Sovereign states and dependent territories country Italian ... population 26,171,000 ethnic groups Italian people Italian and San Marino Sammarinese The ItalianPeninsula or Apennine Peninsula , also Italy lang it Penisola italiana or Penisola appenninica is one of the three large peninsula s of Southern Europe the other two being the Iberian Peninsula and Balkan Peninsula , spanning convert 1000 km mi abbr on from the Po Valley in the north to the central Mediterranean Sea in the south. The peninsula s shape gives it the nickname Lo Stivale The Boot ... . Since the reign of Roman Emperor Augustus end of first century BCE , the northern border of the peninsula ... islands, as Palagru a It. Pelagosa , belonging to Croatia, are usually considered as islands off the peninsula and in this sense geographically grouped along with it. The peninsula is bordered by the Tyrrhenian ... of the Peninsula consists of the Apennine Mountains , from which it takes one of its names. Most of the coasts are lined with cliffs. The ItalianPeninsula s unique location between the centre of Europe and the Mediterranean Sea made it the target of many conquests. The peninsula has mainly a Mediterranean ... Marino, and Vatican City . ref km sup 2 sup sq mi Share flag Italian Republic align right 26,140,000 convert 131275 km2 sqmi disp table 99.9478 Occupies most of the peninsula flag San Marino align ... more details
boot shaped ItalianPeninsula col begin ItalianPeninsula Calabria Salento Penisola Salentina ...movenotice List of peninsulas discuss Talk List of peninsulas Proposed move Wiktionary peninsula byland biland Image Peninsula croatia.jpg thumb 300px A small peninsula in Croatia File Nehrung.png thumb 300px Curonian Spit , a large peninsula in the Baltic Sea File Cape Cod Landsat 7.jpg thumb 300px Cape Cod , a peninsula of Massachusetts A peninsula lang la paen nsula , paene almost nsula island ... , peninsulas are called half islands . A peninsula can also be a Headlands and bays headland head ... ebi article 9276348 Peninsula. Britannica Student Encyclopedia. 2007 . Encyclop dia Britannica ... of peninsula is peninsulas or, less commonly, peninsulae . Oceania Australia col begin col break width 50 Beecroft Peninsula , New South Wales Bellarine Peninsula , Victoria Australia Victoria Cape York Peninsula , Queensland Cobourg Peninsula , Northern Territory Cronulla sand dunes, Kurnell Peninsula Dampier Peninsula , Western Australia Eyre Peninsula , South Australia Fleurieu Peninsula , South Australia Freycinet Peninsula , Tasmania Inskip Peninsula , Queensland col break Jervis Bay Territory Mornington Peninsula , Victoria Australia Victoria Redcliffe, Queensland Stockton, New South Wales Tasman Peninsula , Tasmania Tasmania itself was once a peninsula connected to Australia during ... Peninsula , South Australia Younghusband Peninsula , South Australia col end Image Mornington peninsula02.jpg thumb 250px A beach on the Mornington Peninsula Image KurnellNewSouthWales.JPG 600px thumb left Looking north over the Kurnell Peninsula. Clear New Zealand col begin col break width 50 Aupouri Peninsula , North Island Banks Peninsula , South Island Bluff, New Zealand Bluff Peninsula , South ... , North Island Coromandel Peninsula , North Island col break Farewell Spit , South Island Kaikoura Peninsula , South Island Karikari Peninsula , North Island Mahia Peninsula , North Island Miramar Peninsula ... more details
The Peninsula can refer to The Peninsula Hong Kong Geographic locations The Peninsula, Durham , the historic centre of Durham, England In the United States The Peninsula at St. Johns Center , a building in Jacksonville, Florida The San Francisco Peninsula , in Northern California. The Monterey Peninsula , in Central California. The Virginia Peninsula , of southeastern Virginia. Newspapers The Peninsula newspaper , daily English language newspaper published in Qatar disambig ja ... more details
The Italian may refer to The Italian 1915 film The Italian 1915 film , a silent film by Reginald Barker The Italian 2005 film The Italian 2005 film , a Russian film by Andrei Kravchuk The Italian novel The Italian novel , a novel by Ann Radcliffe The Italian album The Italian album , an album by Patrizio Buanne See also Italian disambiguation disambig nl The Italian ru ... more details
Wiktionary ItalianitalianItalian may refer to anything of, from, or related to the country of Italy Italian people , an ethnic group Italian language , a Romance language Italian or Italian A, alternative names for the Ping Pong virus , an extinct computer virus Italian cuisine Italian dressing Chess Italian Game Italian Gambit See also Italia disambiguation Italic disambiguation disambiguation ar da Italiensk de Italienisch es Italiano ext Italianu fr Italien homonymie ilo Italiano os it Italiano kn nl Italiaans ja pt Italiano sq Italian simple Italian sr ... more details
Karaburun Peninsula may refer to Karaburun Peninsula, Albania , a peninsula in Albania Karaburun Peninsula, Turkey , a peninsula in Turkey disamb ... more details
For other places of the same name Akuliaruseq disambiguation Akuliaruseq Akuliaruseq Peninsula is a peninsula in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland . It is located in the Uummannaq Fjord region. It was visited by an Italian expedition in 1974. ref cite book url http books.google.co.uk books?id vys0ULRdAgkC&pg PA147&dq Akuliaruseq v onepage&q Akuliaruseq&f false title The American Alpine Journal publisher Volume 53 of American Alpine Club Annual Resources Series, The Mountaineers Books page 147 year 1997 ref It is located to the north of the Qioqe Peninsula . References reflist coord 71 30 N 52 15 W scale 1000000 display title Category Peninsulas of Greenland Greenland geo stub ... more details
Monteverdi Peninsula coor dm 72 30 S 72 0 W is a large ice covered peninsula between Bach Ice Shelf and George VI Sound , forming the southernmost part of Alexander Island . The southern side of the feature was first seen and charted by Finn Ronne and Carl Eklund of United States Antarctic Service , 1939 41, who traversed the entire length of George VI Sound. Mapped from trimetrogon air photography taken by Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition , 1947 48, and from survey by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey , 1948 50. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place Names Committee after Italian composer Claudio Monteverdi , 1568 1643. usgs gazetteer Category Peninsulas of Alexander Island AlexanderIsland geo stub ... more details
Peninsula Princess may refer to Peninsula Princess Australia Peninsula Princess Australia , a ferry that formerly operated in Victoria, Australia Peninsula Princess Canada Peninsula Princess Canada , a ferry currently operating in New Brunswick, Canada disambig ... more details
Peninsula Railroad may refer to Peninsula Railroad Maryland Virginia , a predecessor of the Pennsylvania Railroad on the Delmarva PeninsulaPeninsula Railroad of Michigan , a predecessor of the Chicago and North Western Railway on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan See also Peninsular Railroad disambiguation dab ... more details
The Malaspina Peninsula is a peninsula in the northern Gulf of Georgia Sunshine Coast British Columbia Sunshine Coast region of British Columbia , Canada . It extends northwest from the town of Powell River, British Columbia Powell River , which lies near its isthmus, past the settlement of Lund, British Columbia Lund , to Desolation Sound . This sound geography sound spans the opening of Toba Inlet , a fjord lying between Lund and the Discovery Islands to the west and northwest. The Malaspina Peninsula is mountainous and is the traditional territory of the Sliammon group of the Mainland Comox Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast indigenous people . Like Malaspina Strait and the Malaspina Glacier further north in Alaska , the peninsula was named for Alessandro Malaspina , an Italian of noble birth in the Spanish navy who was among the many captains in the service of Spain who helped explore and chart the Alaska Panhandle Alaska and British Columbia Coast s. Malaspina Peninsula and Malaspina Strait were named in 1859 by Captain George Henry Richards of the HMS Plumper 1848 Plumper . Richards choice of name was probably influenced by the nearby Malaspina Inlet, named in 1792 by Dionisio Alcal Galiano Galiano and Cayetano Vald s y Flores Vald s , who had been officers serving under Malaspina. ref cite book last Walbran first John T. title British Columbia coast names, 1592 1906 to which are added a few names in adjacent United States territory, their origin and history publisher Ottawa Government Printing Bureau year 1909 oclc 317633225 url http www.nosracines.ca e page.aspx?id 736899 pages 313 314 ref References reflist BCGNIS 4652 Malaspina Peninsula coord 50 01 00 N 124 46 00 W display title Category Peninsulas of British Columbia Category Sunshine Coast British Columbia Category Spanish history in the Pacific Northwest BritishColumbiaCoast geo stub sv Malaspinahalv n ... more details
Image Capri and Ischia map.png thumb right 250px Gulf of Naples File Sorrentine Peninsula.jpg thumb right 250px The Sorrentine Peninsula The Sorrentine Peninsula or Sorrento Peninsula is a peninsula located in southern Italy that separates the Gulf of Naples to the north from the Gulf of Salerno to the south. Geography Overview The peninsula is named after its main town, Sorrento, Italy Sorrento , which is located on the north Gulf of Naples coast. The Amalfi Coast is located on the southern side. The island of Capri lies off the western tip of the peninsula in the Tyrrhenian Sea . The whole area is an important destination for tourism . Municipalities The peninsula lies on the territory of the province of Naples with 9 comunes and the province of Salerno with 12 comunes. width 10 valign top class wikitable Province Comune Population br inh. Area br km Total br km rowspan 9 Provincia di Napoli Napoli Agerola 7,399 19.62 rowspan 9 121.14 Castellammare di Stabia 64,533 17.71 Massa Lubrense 13,914 19.71 Meta, Campania Meta 8,010 2.50 Piano di Sorrento 13,057 7.50 Pimonte 6,052 12.00 Sant Agnello 9,010 4.09 Sorrento 16,616 9.93 Vico Equense 21,006 29.30 rowspan 12 Provincia di Salerno Salerno Amalfi 5,345 6.15 rowspan 12 70.99 Atrani 914 0.20 Cetara, Campania Cetara 2,345 4.91 Conca dei Marini 734 1.00 Furore 859 1.73 Maiori 5,649 16.00 Minori, Campania Minori 2,864 2.00 Positano 3,981 8.00 Praiano 2,069 2.00 Ravello 2,477 7.00 Scala, Campania Scala 1,551 13.00 Vietri sul Mare 8,328 9.00 Transport Airports File Italian traffic signs icona aeroporto.svg 25px Aereo The nearest airports are Naples Airport Napoli Capodichino NAP Salerno Pontecagnano Airport Salerno Pontecagnano QSR See also MultiCol Amalfi Coast Monti Lattari Sirenuse Li Galli islands Capri Capri island ColBreak Gulf of Naples Gulf of Salerno Sant Agata sui Due Golfi Mezzogiorno EndMultiCol External links commonscat inline Sorrentine Peninsula Sorrento Peninsula Amalfi Coast Sorrento Peninsula Campani ... more details
Northern Peninsula may refer to Great Northern Peninsula in Newfoundland, Canada Northern Peninsula Area Region in far northern Queensland, Australia disambig ... more details
Infobox Philippine region name Region IX other name Zamboanga Peninsula br Western Mindanao map file ... , Subanon language Subanon , Tausog language Tausog , others Zamboanga Peninsula Western Mindanao is a peninsula ... a province. On 1942, the occupied by the Japanese Imperial forces taken in Zamboanga Peninsula On 1945, the liberation at Zamboanga Peninsula by joint United States and Philippine Commonwealth armed ... for Region IX Zamboanga Peninsula, despite opposition from Zamboanga City , the former Regional ... Peninsula. This proposal includes Misamis Occidental in Region IX, which is nearer than Northern ... peninsula what are the conditions to join group .html ref ref http www.zamboangatoday.ph index.php news 13 top stories 2600 zamboanga peninsula leaders unite to form western peninsula group.html ref Political divisions Image Ph zamboanga peninsula.png thumb Political map of Zamboanga Peninsula .... But for the administration of regional services, the city is part of the Zamboanga Peninsula ... . small Geography Zamboanga Peninsula lies between the Moro Gulf , part of the Celebes Sea , and the Sulu Sea . Along the shores of the peninsula are numerous bays and islands. Its territory consists ... of Misamis Occidental . The peninsula is connected to the main part of Mindanao through an isthmus situated between Panguil Bay and Pagadian Bay. The boundary between the peninsula and the mainland ... fishes. Cities Zamboanga Peninsula has five Cities of the Philippines cities Dipolog City , Dapitan ... is a part of the island province of Basilan to the south of the peninsula. Dapitan is also known ..., Zamboanga City retain its position as the regional center of Zamboanga Peninsula as members of the Regional ... EAGA in the Zamboanga Peninsula. BIMP EAGA which stands for Brunei Indonesia Malaysia Philippines ... Spanish with influences from other Romance languages , e.g., Portuguese language Portuguese and Italian language Italian from Indigenous peoples of the Americas Native American , e.g., Quechua people ... more details
Set bal Peninsula is a peninsula in Portugal. The Portuguese language name is Pen nsula de Set bal and gives its name to Pen nsula de Set bal Subregion which coves more than only the peninsula. portugal geo stub coord missing Portugal Category Peninsulas of Portugal ... more details
The Bonis Peninsula is a narrow peninsula located on Bougainville Island , Papua New Guinea , at the north of the island. The Buka Passage separates the peninsula from Buka Island . coord missing Papua New Guinea Category Geography of Papua New Guinea PapuaNewGuinea geo stub ... more details
About the peninsula the cultural, historical and linguistic region Scandinavia Scandinavia The Scandinavian Peninsula is a peninsula in Northern Europe , which today covers Norway , Sweden , and most of northern Finland . The name of the peninsula is derived from the term Scandinavia , the cultural region ..., the region at the southern extremity of the peninsula that has during periods been part of Denmark ... tip of the peninsula. ref ref sterg rd, Uffe 1997 . The Geopolitics of Nordic Identity ... language Icelandic , with the latter two being closest to Old Norse. The Scandinavian Peninsula can be said to be the largest peninsula of Europe , a continent that is itself a large peninsula of Eurasia . However, Europe contains several large peninsulas, including the Balkan Peninsula Balkan , the Iberian Peninsula Iberian and the ItalianPeninsulaItalian peninsulas. During the Ice Ages , the British Isles were another single peninsula extending from the body of the continent. Hence, the question of which is the largest peninsula in Europe is a debatable one, depending on arbitrary ..., Scandinavia as a peninsula has not existed. During the Ice Ages, the sea level of the Atlantic ... thumb left Scandinavian Peninsula in relation to the larger Fennoscandia Arguably the largest peninsula in Europe, the Scandinavian Peninsula is approximately convert 1,850 km mi sp us long with a width ... generally defines the border between Norway and Sweden. The peninsula is bordered by several bodies ... glacier on the mainland of Europe, Jostedalsbreen . About one quarter of the Scandinavian Peninsula ... in the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. Much of the population of the Scandinavian Peninsula is naturally ... of the peninsula are Stockholm and Gothenburg , Sweden, and Oslo and Bergen , Norway . ref name factmonster ... Peninsula The Scandinavian Peninsula occupies part of the Baltic Shield , a stable and large ..., creating the noteworthy fjords of Norway. In the southern part of the peninsula, the glaciers deposited ... more details
Qullikarsuaq Peninsula is a peninsula of Greenland . It is located in the Upernavik Archipelago . Greenland geo stub Upernavik Archipelago Category Peninsulas of Greenland Category Upernavik Archipelago coord missing Greenland ... more details
Unreferenced date November 2010 Salin mme peninsula is a peninsula in southeastern Hiiumaa , 5 km to south of Suurem isa, Hiiu County Suurem isa , an Estonian territory in the Baltic Sea . It lies in east of Salin mme Bay and in west of Soonlepa Bay . Village of Salin mme comprises all of the peninsula. In 1870 the peninsula was still an island. Citation needed date November 2010 Coord missing Estonia DEFAULTSORT Salinomme Peninsula Category P halepa Parish Category Peninsulas of Estonia Estonia stub et Salin mme poolsaar nn Salin mme ... more details
Image The Peninsula.jpg 300px thumb The Peninsula Hong Kong The Peninsula Hotels hkex 45 is an ultra luxury hotel operator based in Hong Kong , part of Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited . Their flagship hotel, the famous Peninsula Hong Kong, which opened in 1928, used to be known as the finest hotel east of the Suez . ref http www.concierge.com travelguide hongkong hotels 294 Cond Nast Traveler ref ref http www.frommers.com destinations hongkong H37220.html Frommer s ref ref http hotels.lonelyplanet.com hotel Hong Kong Peninsula Hong Kong P1385.html Lonely Planet ref Beginning with the five star The Peninsula Hong Kong in Tsim Sha Tsui , Hong Kong, it now operates a chain of five star hotels outside of Asia . The Peninsula Hong Kong holds several world records for placing the largest single orders for fleets of Rolls Royce car Rolls Royce cars in the world. The Louis Vuitton boutique in the Peninsula Palace Hotel in Beijing is designated the World Flagship store for the brand. The Peninsula Bangkok was named the 1 hotel in Asia and 7 worldwide by Travel ... Image The Peninsula Tokyo.jpg The Peninsula Tokyo Image ManilaPenn.jpg The Peninsula Manila Image ThePeninsula Night.png The Peninsula Hong Kong Image The Peninsula Bangkok.JPG The Peninsula Bangkok Image 20070513 RL Polo Banana Republic Peninsula.JPG The Peninsula Chicago gallery Properties The Peninsula Hong Kong The Peninsula New York The Peninsula Chicago The Peninsula Beverly Hills The Peninsula Bangkok The Peninsula Beijing The Peninsula Manila The Peninsula Tokyo The Peninsula Shanghai The Peninsula Paris opening 2013 References references External links http www.peninsula.com The Peninsula Hotels http www.thehotelpictures.com k united states hotels 2 new york hotels 5 the peninsula 37.htm The Peninsula Hotel New york Photos DEFAULTSORT Peninsula Hotels Category Hotel chains Category ... de Peninsula Hotels id The Peninsula Hotels he ja & zh ... more details
Irish immigrants settled in the peninsula, but by the 1800s, Italian people Italian and Germans German immigrants heavily populated the peninsula and were the chief sources of immigrants followed ... of the broader Buffalo Niagara Region . Government The greater part of the peninsula is incorporated ... of the peninsula encompasses parts of the Hamilton, Ontario City of Hamilton and Haldimand County ... in the area. The Niagara Peninsula then became one of the first areas settled in Upper Canada ... 1990s has spun off an upscale hospitality boom throughout the whole Niagara Peninsula. Today, more than 10 million guests Citation needed date July 2008 visit the peninsula annually to see the beauty ... of the grape and wine industry. The Niagara Peninsula is one of four recognized viticultural areas ... needed date July 2008 wine on earth Ice Wine . A few Niagara Peninsula wineries have won the most prestigious ... retirement destination. In fact, the Niagara Peninsula has both the highest density and growth rate ... needed date July 2008 It passes through the heart of the Niagara Peninsula and enters the U.S. at Buffalo ... Peninsula, the average cost of living is very reasonable. Citation needed date July 2008 The cost ... needed services available locally. The remainder of the peninsula, especially to the far west and south .... Transportation The major roadway bisecting the peninsula is the Queen Elizabeth Way QEW . This freeway ... a major travel zone for the Canada US trucking industry. All cities and some towns in the peninsula ... Rail offers limited daily commuter and weekend service between these three peninsula municipalities ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Image Stanley Peninsula.jpg thumb right 260px Stanley, Hong Kong Stanley and Stanley Peninsula. Stanley Peninsula , formerly known as Tai Tam Peninsula , is a peninsula on the southern Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong . Located between Tai Tam Harbour and Stanley Bay, Hong Kong Stanley Bay , it joins north to Hong Kong Island at the town of Stanley, Hong Kong Stanley and ends south at Wong Ma Kok . See also commons Category Stanley Peninsula Stanley Peninsula Wong Ma Kok Road The main road in Stanley Peninsula. Coord missing Hong Kong Category Peninsulas of Hong Kong Category Southern District, Hong Kong zh ... more details
File Ant pen map Trinity Peninsula.PNG thumb Location of Trinity Peninsula. Schmidt Peninsula coor dm 63 19 S 57 54 W is a small peninsula connected by a low isthmus to Cape Legoupil , Trinity Peninsula . Named by the Chilean Antarctic Expedition of 1947 48 for Captain Hugo Schmidt Prado , Chilean Army , the first commander of Base Bernardo O Higgins established in 1948 on this peninsula. Map http www.bkg.bund.de nn 171392 DE Bundesamt Kostenlose Karten Antarktis Karten Satellitenbildkarten Ma C3 9Fstab250 Daten Trinity 20Peninsula,templateId raw,property publicationFile.pdf Trinity 20Peninsula.pdf Trinity Peninsula. Scale 1 250000 topographic map. Institut f r Angewandte Geod sie and British Antarctic Survey, 1996. usgs gazetteer Category Peninsulas of Graham Land Category Landforms of Trinity Peninsula TrinityPeninsula geo stub ... more details
File Joan Peninsula.jpg thumb right Satellite image of a portion of Lake Temagami and the surrounding landscape. The Joan Peninsula is in the middle. The Joan Peninsula is a peninsula in Northeastern Ontario , Canada , situated in the central portion of Lake Temagami . It is surrounded by three portions of Lake Temagami Granny Bay to the north, the Northwest Arm to the west and another arm of Lake Temagami to the east that connects with Granny Bay. The peninsula is connected to the mainland in the northwest. ref http ottertooth.ca Temagami Native setaside map.htm Otthertooth.com Land claim negotiations ref The Joan Peninsula is the namesake of Joan Township, Ontario Joan Township , a geographic township Canada township that includes the Joan Peninsula. See also Cynthia Peninsula McLean Peninsula References reflist Coord 47 02.21 N 80 06.46 W region CA ON display title name Joan Peninsula Category Peninsulas of Ontario Category Geography of Temagami NorthernOntario geo stub ... more details
The Cavite Peninsula is a narrow point in northeastern Cavite Province , Luzon , the Philippines . Bacoor Bay lies between the peninsula and the mainland. The City of Cavite is located on the peninsula. coord 14 29 29 N 120 53 38 E region PH type city display title Category Cavite Category Peninsulas of the Philippines Philippines geo stub ... more details
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