Apennine Mountains - Wikipedia The Apennines [2] or Apennine Mountains ( ˈ æ p ə n aɪ n AP-ə-nyne; Ancient Greek: Ἀπέννινα ὄρη or Ἀπέννινον ὄρος; [3] Latin: Appenninus or Apenninus Mons – a singular with plural meaning; [4] Italian: Appennini [appenˈniːni]) [note 1] are a mountain range consisting of parallel smaller chains extending c
Apennine Range | Italian Mountains, Physical Features History . . . The Apennines consist of a thrust-belt structure with three basic trending motions: toward the Adriatic Sea (the northern and central ranges), the Ionian Sea (Calabrian Apennines), and Africa (Sicilian Range)
The Apennine Mountains - WorldAtlas The Tuscan-Emilian Apennines begin at Cisa Pass and turn southeast, crossing the Italian peninsula at the border between Tuscany and the Emilia-Romagna regions Monte Cimone, located in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, rises to an elevation of 2,165 m and is the highest point in the Northern Apennines The Central Apennines
The Apennines - Italy Review Running from one end of the Italian peninsula to the other, The Apennines are essentially the spine of Italy From their northern tip next to the Alps in Liguria, they continue southwards through the centre of the country, passing through a total of twelve regions before ending in Sicily
Apennines - mountainfieldguide. com The Apennines, often referred to as the backbone of Italy, stretch over 1,200 kilometers and serve as a defining feature of the Italian landscape This central mountain range runs from the northern regions of Liguria and Emilia-Romagna down to the southern tip of Calabria and Sicily
Apennine Mountains - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Apennines are mountains in Italy Their highest mountain is Corno Grande which is 2,912 metres high The Apennines have three main parts: the Northern Apennines, the Central Apennines and the Southern Apennines
Visits Italy - All about Italy - The Appenine Mountains The Ligurian Apennines extend as far as the pass of La Cisa in the upper valley of the Magra (anc Macra) above Spezia; at first they follow the curve of the Gulf of Genoa, and then run east-south-east parallel to the coast
Apennines - PeakVisor The Apennine Mountains or the Apennines are the main mountain system of Italy It stretches as a series of linked mountain ranges for more than 1,200 km (750 mi) along the Apennine Peninsula, from which it gets its name
Guide to the Apennine Mountains of Italy - ITALIAOUTDOORS The Apennines are the long system of mountains and hills that run down the Italian peninsula, from the Cadibona Pass to the tip of the Calabria Region, and continue on the island of Sicily