13 Facts About Apennines

Apennines conserve some intact ecosystems that have survived human intervention.

Apennines are divided into three sectors: northern, central, and .

Northern Apennines consist of three subchains: the Ligurian, Tuscan-Emilian, and Umbrian Apennines .

Southeastern border of the Ligurian Apennines is the Fiume Magra, which projects into the Tyrrhenian Sea south of La Spezia, and the Fiume Taro, which runs in the opposite direction to join the Po.

Whether they are to be considered part of the Apennines is a matter of opinion; certainly, they are part of the Apennine System.

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The southern limit of the Tuscan–Romagnol Apennines is the Bocca Serriola Pass in northern Umbria, which links Fano and Citta di Castello.

Abruzzi Apennines, located in Abruzzo, Molise and southeastern Lazio, contain the highest peaks and most rugged terrain of the Apennines.

Central Apennines are crossed by the railway from Rome to Pescara via Avezzano and Sulmona: the railway from Orte to Terni follows the Nera valley; while from Terni a line ascends to the plain of Rieti, and thence crosses the central chain to Aquila, whence it follows the valley of the Aterno to Sulmona.

Apennines were created in the Apennine orogeny beginning in the early Neogene and continuing today.

The Apennines are much younger, extend from northwest to southeast, and are not a displacement of the Alpine chain.

The Alps and the Apennines were always separated by this trench and were never part of the same system.

Terrain of the Apennines is to a large degree unstable due to various types of landslides, including falls and slides of rocks and debris, flows of earth and mud, and sink holes.

The Apennines are slumping away to the northeast into the Po Valley and the Adriatic foredeep; that is, the zone where the Adriatic floor is being subducted under Italy.