The Apennines or Apennine Mountains are a mountain range consisting of parallel smaller chains extending c. 1,200 km the length of peninsular Italy. In the northwest they join the Ligurian Alps at Altare. In the southwest they end at Reggio di Calabria, the coastal city at the tip of the peninsula. Since 2000 the Environment Ministry of Italy, following the recommendation…
The Apennines or Apennine Mountains are a mountain range consisting of parallel smaller chains extending c. 1,200 km the length of peninsular Italy. In the northwest they join the Ligurian Alps at Altare. In the southwest they end at Reggio di Calabria, the coastal city at the tip of the peninsula. Since 2000 the Environment Ministry of Italy, following the recommendations of the Apennines Park of Europe Project, has defined the Apennines System to include the mountains of north Sicily, a total distance of 1,500 kilometres. The system forms an arc enclosing the east of the Ligurian and Tyrrhenian seas.
Elevation: 2,912 m (9,554 ft)
Peak: Corno Grande (Great Horn)
Listing: List of mountain ranges
Length: 1,200 km (750 mi) northwest to southeast
Width: 250 km (160 mi) southwest to northeast
Countries: Italy · San Marino
Rock age(s): Mesozoic for formation of rock · Neogene-Quaternary for orogeny
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