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Apennines, Italy Appennino, mountain system runs 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 and even the moutains of Sicily are a southwest continuation of the system. The Apennines are widest around 80 miles in the central section, which also contains the highest peaks, Mt. Corno (9,560 ft/2,914 m high) and Mt. Amaro (9,170 ft/2,795 m high). However, in general the peaks are much lower. The central and southern Apennines have mineral springs, crater lakes, fumaroles, and volcanoes (Vesuvius and Etna, are still active). The southern section also experiences many earthquakes. Of the many rivers rising in the Apennines, the few important ones (Arno, Tiber and Volturno) all flow west into the Tyrrhenian Sea. The north and central Apennines are rich in a variety of minerals. There are many hydroelectric plants in the mountains. The once heavily forested slopes of the system have been greatly reduced by man through the centuries; attempts at conservation and reforestation have been made. The most densely populated areas are found in the valleys and the fertile basins for growing Olives etc. Extensive pasturelands are used for sheep and goat grazing. The Apennines are pierced by railroad tunnels and road passes, and by the Appian, Cassian, Flaminian, and Salarian ways Apennine villas and holiday homes. |
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