• APENNINES (Gr. Ἀπέννινος, Lat. Appenninus—in both cases used in the singular), a range of mountains traversing the entire peninsula of Italy, and forming, as it were...
  • Each section of the Apennines is named after the region or regions where it is located, for example the Appennino Tosco-Emiliano is between Tuscany and Emilia.
  • Birding the Apennines. Stretching north to south over hundreds of miles, the Apennine Mountains are the geologic spine of the Italian peninsula.
  • The Apennines is the second main mountain range of Italy and stretches for hundreds of kilometers from the north to the south along the spine of the country.
  • Apennines. The Bolognese Apennines is an area surrounded by greenery, crossed by picturesque paths and trails.
  • These central Apennines are the widest part of the chain and contain the highest mountains. ... The Apennines form the watershed for peninsular Italy.
  • The Apennines (or Apennine mountains) are an extremely varied mountain chain which occupies great parts of the Italian mainland.
  • The central and southern Apennines have mineral springs, crater lakes, fumaroles, and volcanoes (two, Vesuvius and Etna, are still active).
  • Unselective deforestation over the years caused deep erosion and landslides. The Apennines are the location of numerous hydroelectric plants.