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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.
This article contains a sortable table listing mountains of Italy. All mountain heights and prominences on the list are from the largest-scale maps available. [1] In the list, only the exact location of the culminating point of the mountain is considered.
P. Palazzo Borghese (mountain) Pania della Croce; Parcellara Stone; Monte Pecoraro; Monte Pelpi (Emilia Romagna) Monte Penello; Monte Penice; Monte Penna; Monte Pennino
Almost 40% of the Italian territory is mountainous, [17] with the Alps as the northern boundary and the Apennine Mountains forming the backbone of the peninsula and extending for 1,350 km (840 mi). [17] The Alpine mountain range is linked with the Apennines with the Colle di Cadibona pass in the Ligurian Alps. [18]
The geology of Italy includes mountain ranges such as the Alps and the Apennines formed from the uplift of igneous and primarily marine sedimentary rocks all formed since the Paleozoic. [1] Some active volcanoes are located in Insular Italy .
Apennine Mountains (5 C, 34 P) B. Bernina Range (39 P) ... Pages in category "Mountain ranges of Italy" The following 78 pages are in this category, out of 78 total.
Map all coordinates using ... (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) Pages in category "Mountain passes of the Apennines" ... out of 13 total. This list ...
Mountains of the Apennines (130 P) P. Protected areas of the Apennines (19 P) R. Rivers of the Apennines (1 C, 36 P) Pages in category "Apennine Mountains"