Apennines

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geographical region mountain range

The Apennines are a major mountain range forming the backbone of peninsular Italy, stretching from the north to the south and influencing the country’s climate, landscapes, and regional cultures.

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Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical region → mountain range →
contains	Gran Sasso d’Italia → Maiella → Matese Mountains → Pollino Massif → Sibillini Mountains →
continent	Europe →
country	Italy →
crossesRegion	Abruzzo → Basilicata → Calabria → Campania → Emilia-Romagna NERFINISHED → Lazio → Liguria NERFINISHED → Marche → Molise → Tuscany → Umbria NERFINISHED →
drainageDivideFor	Adriatic Sea basin → Ionian Sea basin → Tyrrhenian Sea basin →
elevation	2912 m →
extendsFrom	northern Italy →
extendsTo	southern Italy →
forms	backbone of the Italian Peninsula →
geologicalType	fold-and-thrust belt →
hasPart	Central Apennines → Northern Apennines → Southern Apennines →
highestElevation	2912 m →
highestPoint	Corno Grande →
influences	Italian climate → Italian landscapes → regional cultures of Italy →
knownFor	beech forests → karst landscapes → pastoral traditions → seismic activity →
length	about 1200 km →
locatedIn	Gran Sasso d’Italia → peninsular Italy →
majorSubrange	Abruzzi Apennines → Calabrian Apennines → Ligurian Apennines → Lucanian Apennines → Tuscan-Emilian Apennines → Umbrian-Marchigian Apennines →
orientation	north–south →
partOf	Alpine orogenic system →
separates	Adriatic coast of Italy → Tyrrhenian coast of Italy →

Referenced by (53)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Blockhaus → Galeata ("Apennine foothills") → Gran Sasso d’Italia ("Apennine Mountains") → Mount Fumaiolo ("Apennine Mountains") → Mount Fumaiolo ("northern Apennines") → Province of Rieti ("Apennine Mountains region") → Subiaco Abbey ("Apennine Mountains") →	locatedIn
Gran Sasso d’Italia ("Apennine chain") → Madonie ("Apennine Mountains") → Mount Fumaiolo ("Italian Apennines") → Nebrodi ("Italian Apennines system") → Peloritani ("Apennine Mountains") → Predappio Alta ("Apennine foothills") →	partOf
Basilicata ("Lucan Apennines") → Blockhaus → Italian Peninsula ("Apennine Mountains") → Vesuvius →	mountainRange
Lazio → Umbria ("Sibillini Mountains") → Umbria →	containsMountainRange
Abruzzo ("Apennine Mountains") → Liguria ("Ligurian Apennines") → Molise →	hasMountainRange
Apennines ("Northern Apennines") → Apennines ("Central Apennines") → Apennines ("Southern Apennines") →	hasPart
Aniene ("Apennine Mountains") → Nera ("Apennine Mountains") → Tiber ("Apennine Mountains") →	sourceLocation
Samnium ("Apennine Mountains") → Southern Italy ("Calabrian Apennines") →	contains
Central Italy ("Apennine Mountains") → Tuscany ("Apennine Mountains") →	hasLandscape
Caprese Michelangelo ("Tuscan Apennines") → Galeata ("northern Apennines") →	locatedInMountainRange
Apennines ("Ligurian Apennines") → Apennines ("Tuscan-Emilian Apennines") →	majorSubrange
Ligurians →	associatedWith
Po Valley →	boundedBy
Ligurian Alps →	connectedTo
Via Flaminia ("Apennine Mountains") →	crosses
Aniene →	flowsThrough
Bruttii ("Apennine Mountains") →	geographicalFeature
Sabine language ("Apennine Mountains") →	geographicContext
Osco-Umbrian languages ("Apennine region") →	geographicDistribution
Gothic Line offensive ("Apennine Mountains") →	geographicScope
Po basin →	hasClimateInfluence
Province of Frosinone ("Apennine Mountains") →	hasFeature
Marche →	hasNotableMountainRange
Meldola ("Apennine Mountains") →	locatedNear
The Mysteries of Udolpho ("Apennine Mountains") →	setting
Bruttium ("Apennine mountains") →	terrainFeature
Lucania ("Apennine Mountains") →	traversedBy