https://www.pitara.com/tags/city-geography/Recent content in City Geography on Pitara Kids NetworkHugoen-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 21:46:31 +0530https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/planet-earth-for-kids/venice-is-sinking/Thu, 05 Dec 2002 03:58:37 +0000https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/planet-earth-for-kids/venice-is-sinking/<p>Most people all over the world travel by the road. In a city in Italy however, waterways make up the primary commuting routes. The city of Venice, rich in architectural marvels, is best known for its canals. Unfortunately, this beautiful city of flat-bottomed boats (Gondolas), churches and quaint cobbled streets is sinking and sinking fast.</p> <figure class="image-medium has-caption"> <a href="https://www.pitara.com/media/earth-138_1.gif" aria-label="Link to larger image"> <img src="https://www.pitara.com/media/earth-138_1_hu_3069d536de4b8cf1.gif" srcset="https://www.pitara.com/media/earth-138_1_hu_2ff7a0c3be96b790.gif 320w, https://www.pitara.com/media/earth-138_1_hu_3069d536de4b8cf1.gif 900w" sizes="(min-width: 900px) 900px, 320px" alt="Venice is Sinking" height="504" width="900" loading="lazy"> </a> <figcaption>Venice is Sinking</figcaption> </figure> <p>Known as the &lsquo;Queen of the Adriatic&rsquo;, Venice is situated on 120 islands formed by canals in the lagoon between the mouths of the Po and the Piave rivers, at the northern extremity of the Adriatic Sea. And even the bits of firm ground have rather boggy foundations and all this is slowly getting eroded.</p>