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Definition: Apennines from Philip's Encyclopedia

(Appennino) Mountain range extending the length of Italy, a continuation of the Pennine Alps. The 'backbone' of Italy, it stretches c.1350km (840mi) from the Genoese Riviera to the tip of the country's 'toe'. Deforestation caused deep erosion and landslides. The Apennines are the location of numerous hydroelectric plants. Sheep and goats graze on its slopes. The highest point is Mount Corno, at 2914m (9560ft).


Apennines

From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Chain of mountains stretching the length of the Italian peninsula. It extends around 840 mi/1,350 km south from the Cadibona pass in the northwestern Liguria region. An older and more weathered continuation of the Maritime Alps, from Genoa the Apennines swing across the peninsula to Ancona on the east coast, and then back to the west coast and into the ‘toe’ of Italy. The system is continued over the Strait of Messina along the north Sicilian coast, then across the Mediterranean Sea in a series of islands to the Atlas Mountains of North Africa. The highest peak is Monte Corno in Gran Sasso d'Italia at 2,914 m/9,560 ft. Rivers Of the many rivers rising in the Appenines, the most significant are the rivers Arno, Tiber, and Volturno. They have their sources on the western slopes, and all drain into the Tyrrhenian Sea. Geology The northern Apennines, extending about 370 km/239 mi from the Maritime Alps to the headwaters of the Tiber near the Trabaria Pass, are chiefly weak sandstones and…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(ăp'Әnīnz), Ital. Appennino , mountain system, running the entire length of the Italian peninsula. It extends south c.840 mi (1,350 km) from the Cadibona Pass in Liguria, NW Italy, where the Apennines join with the Ligurian Alps, to the Strait of Messina; the mountains of Sicily are a southwest…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Chain of mountains stretching the length of the Italian peninsula. It extends around 840 mi/1,350 km south from the Cadibona pass in the northwestern Liguria region. An older and more weathered continuation of the Maritime Alps, from Genoa the Apennines swing across the peninsula to Ancona on the…
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From Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary
Mountain range, cen. Italy, arbitrarily divided from the Ligurian Alps in the NW, extending the full length of the peninsula in a bow-shaped range from near Savona in the NW to Reggio di Calabria in the S; ab. 838 mi. (1350 km.) long, 25 to 80 mi. (40 to 129 km.) wide; highest peak Monte Corno 9560…
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Full text Article Apennine Peninsula, Italian Peninsula

From Encyclopedia of Seas: The Adriatic Sea Encyclopedia
Apennine Peninsula. (Source:...
Apennine Peninsula, Italian Peninsula – is the medium one among the three large peninsulas of Southern Europe (the others are the Balkan and Iberian), occupies a central position (extends into the Mediterranean Sea), dominating along with the Island of Sicily over the communication routes between…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
Gran Sasso d’Italia, a peak in the Apennines....
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Full text Article Lower Apennines

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Full text Article Ligurian Apennines

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Full text Article Lucanian Apennines

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