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Mountain ranges of the Apennines. Pages in category "Mountain ranges of the Apennines" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.
Mountain ranges of the Apennines (16 P) Mountains of the Apennines (130 P) P. Protected areas of the Apennines (19 P) R. Rivers of the Apennines (1 C, 36 P)
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. 1,200 km (750 mi) the length of peninsular Italy.
The MacGillycuddy's Reeks range contains Ireland's highest mountain, Carrauntoohil 1,038.6 m (3,407 ft), and the Reeks is the highest range of peaks in Ireland. [ 29 ] [ 9 ] However, many of its peaks do not meet all classification criteria for a "mountain" (e.g. particularly the 100–150 m (330–490 ft) in elevation change from neighbouring ...
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Mountain ranges of the Apennines (16 P) Mountain ranges of the Caucasus (3 C, 24 P) Mountain ranges of the Iberian Peninsula (3 C) A. Alps (21 C, 43 P)
Montes Apenninus forms a sharp, rugged rise at the edge of the Mare Imbrium. The total length of the range is about 600 km (370 mi), with some of the peaks rising as high as 5 km (3.1 mi). The entire area to the southeast of Montes Apenninus - its backslopes - is shaped by ejecta deposited during the violent uplift of the mountains. [4]
Errigal [3] (Irish: An Earagail) [4] is a 751-metre (2,464 ft) mountain near Gweedore in County Donegal, Ireland. [1] It is the tallest peak of the Derryveagh Mountains and the tallest peak in County Donegal. [1] Errigal is also the most southern and the highest of the mountain chain called the "Seven Sisters" by locals.