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Includes online maps, links to map collections, flags, climate, weather, natural resources. For information about maps and other geographical resources at the Library of Congress, consult its Geography and Map Reading Room site.
CNN.com Weather (http://weather.cnn.com/weather/forecast.jsp)
From "Find Weather Around the World"--select Europe, then Italy, and click on a list of cities.
Italy's Volcanoes: The Cradle of Volcanology (http://boris.vulcanoetna.it)
Presents information about and photographs of volcanoes located in Italy. Includes a map of Italian volcanoes and information about recent eruptions. Provides information about the volcanoes called Monte Amiata, Monte Cimino, Vico, Colli Albani, Roccamonfina, Vesuvio, Campi Flegrei Caldera, Monte Vulture, and Stromboli; the volcanic complexes of Vulsini, Sabatini, Ischia, and Panarea; and the volcanic islands of Salina, Filicudi, Lipari, Alicudi, Vulcano, Pantelleria, Ventotene, and Linosa. Links to other volcano Web sites.
Meteo.it (http://www.meteo.it)
Weather forecasts for Europe and Italy. In Italian.
Ministero dell'Ambiente
e della Tutela del Territorio (http://www2.minambiente.it/sito/home.asp)
Ministry of the Environment. Information about the Ministry's organization, activities, legislation, publications, and news. In Italian.
National Geographic (http://nationalgeographic.com)
Search on Italy.
Parks.it (http://www.parks.it/Eindex.html)
Portal about parks in Italy. Links to information about Italy's extensive park system--national and regional parks, protected areas and reserves, photos, searchable database, and more. In English, Italian, French, and German.
University of Texas at
Austin, Perry Casteñada Library Map Collection: Italy (http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/italy.html)
Includes country, city, historical, and thematic maps of Italy as well as links to maps on other Web sites.
WWF.it (http://www.wwf.it/ENG/home.asp)
Information about WWF Italy--work on species, forests, marine, freshwater, climate
changes, and toxics; news and facts; green holiday, and more. Searchable. In
English, with additional information in Italian.
Yahoo! Aree geografiche (http://it.dir.yahoo.com/Aree%5Fgeografiche/)
Geographical areas by category and city (Vatican City and San Marino). Searchable. In Italian.
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