GEOGRAPHY THROUGH MAPS
Apennines
The Apennines run along the Italian peninsula and continue toward the mountains of Sicily. They divide many shorter west- and east-flowing rivers and place rugged relief close to densely occupied coasts.
Fast Facts
- They extend broadly from northern to southern Italy.
- Corno Grande in the Gran Sasso massif is the highest summit.
- The Tiber rises in the chain and drains west to the Tyrrhenian Sea.
Connected lessons
- ApenninesMap, explanation and practice
Geographical connections
- Tyrrhenian SeaRelated places
- Ligurian SeaRelated places
- Gulf of TarantoRelated places
- Po RiverRelated places
- Tiber RiverRelated places
- Adriatic SeaRelated places
- Italian PeninsulaRelated places