CAMPANIACAMPANIA

Campania is a region situated in the Campania is a region situated in the south of Italy.south of Italy.Naples is the capital of the province Naples is the capital of the province and the main cities are Avellino, and the main cities are Avellino, Salerno, Benevento and Caserta.Salerno, Benevento and Caserta.

Campania is rimarkable for its ideal Campania is rimarkable for its ideal geographical position, for the variety of geographical position, for the variety of its riliefs, for its powerful natural its riliefs, for its powerful natural phenomena, for its high density of phenomena, for its high density of population and for its archeological population and for its archeological treasure.treasure.

On the coast there are On the coast there are three large gulfs Naples, three large gulfs Naples, Salerno and Policastro)Salerno and Policastro)The coast is low and sandy The coast is low and sandy in the north and…in the north and…

… … rugged in the south and rugged in the south and in the isles.in the isles.Famous for their beauty Famous for their beauty and historical sites are the and historical sites are the vulcanic isles of Ischia, vulcanic isles of Ischia, Procida and the calcareous Procida and the calcareous isle of Capriisle of Capri

The main rivers of the Region likeThe main rivers of the Region likethe Garigliano, the Volturno, the the Garigliano, the Volturno, the Sele, the Sarno, the Tusciano are Sele, the Sarno, the Tusciano are quite regular because they are fed quite regular because they are fed directly by sources and therefore directly by sources and therefore they never dry upthey never dry up

The Ofanto and the Fortore, are The Ofanto and the Fortore, are torrential and irregular because torrential and irregular because they are fed by rainy water.they are fed by rainy water.

Campania is mainly mountinuous Campania is mainly mountinuous and with gently sloping hills, but and with gently sloping hills, but the plains are quite extended.the plains are quite extended.The Appennine is made up of The Appennine is made up of calcareous mountains. They are calcareous mountains. They are extraordinary for their height,they extraordinary for their height,they are pervious,rich in underground are pervious,rich in underground waters, springs and karst caves.waters, springs and karst caves.They are poor in vegetation, but in They are poor in vegetation, but in the areas covered with erupted the areas covered with erupted materials, cultivation thriving.materials, cultivation thriving.

The hills areThe hills are clayey and clayey and arenaceous. They are waterproof, arenaceous. They are waterproof, crumbling and there are few crumbling and there are few springs..springs..The hills in the inside areas are The hills in the inside areas are covered with cultivations and covered with cultivations and pastures, the ones in the coastal pastures, the ones in the coastal areas with mediterranean areas with mediterranean vegetation and olive grovesvegetation and olive groves

Campania was called Campania was called Campania Campania FelixFelix (which means happy Campania) (which means happy Campania) for many centuries. It owes its ancient for many centuries. It owes its ancient fame to the fertility of its territory fame to the fertility of its territory mainly due to the spreading of erupted mainly due to the spreading of erupted materials.materials.

The Campanian plain has been formed The Campanian plain has been formed by ejecta coming from the nearby by ejecta coming from the nearby volcanic areas and by the clays which volcanic areas and by the clays which exogenous agents have cut from the exogenous agents have cut from the mountains around the plain. These mountains around the plain. These phenomena started one million years phenomena started one million years ago with the activity of dormant or ago with the activity of dormant or buried volcanos.buried volcanos.Campi Flegrei and Somma-Vesuvius, Campi Flegrei and Somma-Vesuvius, instead, are formed from a more recent instead, are formed from a more recent volcanic activity.volcanic activity.

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