WebSouthern Italy (Italian: Sud Italia or Italia meridionale) also known as Meridione or Mezzogiorno (Italian pronunciation: [ˌmɛddzoˈdʒorno]), is a macroregion of the Italian Republic consisting of its southern half.. Southern Italy covers the historical and cultural region that was once politically under the administration of the former Kingdoms of …

WebThe Norman conquest of southern Italy lasted from 999 to 1139, involving many battles and independent conquerors. In 1130, the territories in southern Italy united as the Kingdom of Sicily, which included the island of Sicily, the southern third of the Italian Peninsula (except Benevento, which was briefly held twice), the archipelago of Malta, …

WebThe Southern Pacific (reporting mark SP) (or Espee from the railroad initials- SP) was an American Class I railroad network that existed from 1865 to 1996 and operated largely in the Western United States.The system was operated by various companies under the names Southern Pacific Railroad, Southern Pacific Company and Southern Pacific …

WebThe languages of Italy include Italian, which serves as the country's national language, in its standard and regional forms, as well as numerous local and regional languages, most of which, like Italian, belong to the broader Romance group.The majority of languages often labeled as regional are distributed in a continuum across the regions' administrative …

WebThe Allied invasion of Italy was the Allied amphibious landing on mainland Italy that took place from 3 September 1943, during the Italian campaign of World War II.The operation was undertaken by General Sir Harold Alexander's 15th Army Group (comprising General Mark W. Clark's American Fifth Army and General Bernard Montgomery's British Eighth …

WebEl Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is an irregular periodic variation in winds and sea surface temperatures over the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean, affecting the climate of much of the tropics and subtropics. ... 5.92-5.32 Mya / Italy / Evaporite varve thickness The varve close to the Mediterranean shows 2–7 year variability, closely related to ENSO …

WebSouthern France, also known as the South of France or colloquially in French as le Midi, is a defined geographical area consisting of the regions of France that border the Atlantic Ocean south of the Marais Poitevin, Spain, the Mediterranean Sea and Italy.It includes southern Nouvelle-Aquitaine in the west, Occitanie in the centre, the southern parts of …

WebThe Southern Hemisphere is the half of Earth that is south of the Equator.It contains all or parts of five continents (Antarctica, Australia, about 90% of South America, approx. one third of Africa, and some islands off the continental mainland of Asia) and four oceans (Indian Ocean, South Atlantic Ocean, South Pacific Ocean, and Southern Ocean), as well as …

WebThe Southern Vampire Mysteries, also known as The True Blood Novels and The Sookie Stackhouse Novels, is a series of books written by bestselling author Charlaine Harris.The first installment, Dead Until Dark (2001), won the Anthony Award for Best Paperback Mystery in 2001 and later served as the source material for the HBO drama series True …

WebThe French Southern and Antarctic Lands (French: Terres australes et antarctiques françaises, TAAF) is an Overseas Territory (French: Territoire d'outre-mer or TOM) of France.It consists of: Adélie Land (Terre Adélie), the French claim on the continent of Antarctica.; Crozet Islands (Îles Crozet), a group in the southern Indian Ocean, south of …