mountain range stretching 1200 km from the north to the south of Italy, traversing the entire peninsula, and forming the backbone of the country
Apennine Mountains
Mountain range74,878.31 km²
Main information
About
Known names
alternative
Apennines
Child Regions
Central Apennines
4,339 peaks
462 Passes
1 Glaciers
Appennino Abruzzese
2,6862191
Umbria-Marche Apennines
1,683244
Northern Apennines
5,119 peaks
848 Passes
Southern Apennine
2,179 peaks
123 Passes
Geographic Location
Administrative Location
Italy:
Abruzzo,Apulia,Basilicata,Calabria,Campania,Emilia-Romagna,Lazio,Liguria,Lombardy,Marche,Molise,Piedmont,Tuscany,Umbria
Characteristics
Area
74,878.31 km²