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[[image:MontiSibilliniUmbriaItalia.jpg|thumb|300px|A summer view of the Monti Sibillini.]] |
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The '''Monti Sibillini''' are a mountain group in [[Italy]], part of the central [[Apennine Mountains|Apennines]]. Situated between eastern [[Umbria]] and the [[Marche]], they are mostly composed of [[limestone]] rocks, formed in the [[Mesozoic]] and [[Cenozoic]] (100 to 50 millions years ago) from the bottoms of |
The '''Monti Sibillini''' are a mountain group in [[Italy]], part of the central [[Apennine Mountains|Apennines]]. Situated between eastern [[Umbria]] and the [[Marche]], they are mostly composed of [[limestone]] rocks, formed in the [[Mesozoic]] and [[Cenozoic]] (100 to 50 millions years ago) from the bottoms of an extinct sea which emerged 20 millions years ago. Most of the peaks are over 2,000 m; the highest altitude is reached at the [[Monte Vettore]], with 2,476 m. |
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Since 1993 the area is part of the [[Parco Nazionale dei Monti Sibillini]] (Sibillini Mounts National Park). |
Since 1993 the area is part of the [[Parco Nazionale dei Monti Sibillini]] (Sibillini Mounts National Park). |
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Revision as of 08:54, 30 March 2009
The Monti Sibillini are a mountain group in Italy, part of the central Apennines. Situated between eastern Umbria and the Marche, they are mostly composed of limestone rocks, formed in the Mesozoic and Cenozoic (100 to 50 millions years ago) from the bottoms of an extinct sea which emerged 20 millions years ago. Most of the peaks are over 2,000 m; the highest altitude is reached at the Monte Vettore, with 2,476 m.
Since 1993 the area is part of the Parco Nazionale dei Monti Sibillini (Sibillini Mounts National Park).
The current morphology, largely dominated by "U"-shaped valleys and glacial depressions, is due to the actions of glaciers in the Quaternary era. Also Karst topography areas are present.
Wildlife and vegetation
The small tarn lake of Pilato, within a deep u-shaped valley below Monte Vettore, is home to a crustacean endemic of this location, the Chirocephalus marchesonii.
The area contains stands of beech scattered amongst open subalpine grasslands and meadows maintained by the grazing of sheep.
See also
Sources
- Gentili, Bernardino (2002). "Note di Geomorfologia del Parco Nazionale dei Monti Sibillini". Collana dei Quaderni scientifico-divulgativi del Parco Nazionale dei Monti Sibillini. Aniballi Grafiche.
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