Italian peninsula

"Lo Stivale" redirects here. For the Canadian newspaper, see Lo Stivale (newspaper).
For the broader geographical region in Southern Europe, see Italy (geographical region).

42°00′N 14°00′E / 42.000°N 14.000°E / 42.000; 14.000

Satellite view of the peninsula in March 2003

The Italian peninsula (Italian: penisola italica or penisola italiana), also known as the Italic peninsula, Apennine peninsula, Italian boot, or mainland Italy, is a peninsula, within the Italian geographical region, extending from the southern Alps in the north to the central Mediterranean Sea in the south which comprises much of the country of Italy and the enclaved microstates of San Marino and Vatican City.