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Mount Etna Capped with Snow
Mount Etna, Sicily, Italy - January 19th, 2009 Mount Etna, capped with snow, can be seen on the eastern end of Sicily, Italy. Part of the tip of the Calabria region and the Strait of Messina are also...
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Algal Bloom around Southern Shoreline of Italy
Phytoplankton around South Italy coast - February 5th, 2009 The southern coast of Italy is flanked by an algal bloom with distinctive swirls. The shoreline of the Apulia region (the peninsula above) is...
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Sediments Around Sicilian Coast
Sicily, Italy - March 27th, 2009 In the northern hemisphere, spring has arrived and with it, warmer temperatures; however, Mount Etna and other mountains in Sicily (center) and the region of Calabria...
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Cloud Vortex in Gulf of Taranto
Gulf of Taranto, Italy - April 9th, 2009 Clouds swirl in a spiral shape, forming a cloud vortex in the Gulf of Taranto, part of the Ionian Sea, in southern Italy. The Gulf of Taranto is almost square,...
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Clouds Lining the Coast of Calabria, Italy
Italy - May 8th, 2009 In this view of southern Italy, a line of clouds frames the west coast of Calabria. The shoreline becomes clear towards Sicily, making thin tan lines of beaches visible. The coast...
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Mountains Around Strait of Messina, Italy
Strait of Messina, Italy - May 27th, 2009 The Strait of Messina is the narrow section of water between the eastern tip of Sicily (left) and the southern tip of Calabria (upper right) in the south of...
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Summer Landscape of Sicily – July 29th, 2009
Italy - July 26th, 2009 Sicily is the autonomous region of Italy with the greatest land area, at 25,708 square kilometres (9,926 sq mi), and also the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Sicily is...
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Sicily in Early Autumn – November 20th, 2009
Sicily, Italy - October 7th, 2009 The Italian island of Sicily shows more green vegetation in this image, taken in early autumn, than it does in the hotter and drier summer months (click here for an...
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Sila Mountainous Plateau in Southern Italy
Italy - November 24th, 2009 Near Lake Cecita (top) is the Sila (La Sila, in Italian), a mountainous plateau and historic region located in Calabria, southern Italy. It occupies part of the provinces of...
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Mountains of Sicily and Calabria, Italy – December 12th, 2009
Italy - November 18th, 2009 Part of the region of Calabria is visible to the upper right in this orthorectified image, at the very south of the Italian peninsula. It is connected to the rest of Italy...
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Pollino Massif Near Gulf of Taranto, Italy
Italy - November 24th, 2009 The mountains of the Pollino Massif, in southern Italy, can be seen on the left side of this orthorectified image, near the Gulf of Taranto. The massif is part of the...
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Mountains of the Sila, Dividing Italy’s Basilicata and Calabria Regions –...
Italy - November 18th, 2009 The land of Italy’s Basilicata region is rich in water, with five important rivers and many lakes, two of which are visible here: Monte Cotugno Lake (larger, right) and the...
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Mountains of Sicily and Calabria, Italy
Italy - July 30th, 2010 This image shows the southern part of the Italian peninsula and the Italian island of Sicily, in the Mediterranean Sea. The island is separated from the mainland by the Strait...
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Ash Plume from Mount Etna – December 7th, 2010
Mount Etna, Italy - December 7th, 2010 Mount Etna, capped with snow, can be seen on the eastern end of Sicily, Italy. At the time this image was taken, winds were blowing a small ash plume due east....
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Smoke From Wildfires in Calabria, Italy
Italy - August 11th, 2011 Smoke from fires in the region of Calabria, Italy, blows westward over the Tyrrhenian Sea. Calabria is at the very south of the Italian peninsula, to which it is connected by...
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Southern Italy, from Gargano Promontory to Calabria – April 22nd, 2012
Italy - January 4th, 2012 This wide-swath ASAR image focuses on southern Italy. Mountains can be observed along the western coast, particularly in Calabria, while the eastern coast appears...
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