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[[image:MontiSibilliniUmbriaItalia.jpg|thumb|300px|A summer view of the Monti Sibillini.]] |
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The '''Sibillini Mountains''' ([[Italian language|Italian]]: ''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 |
The '''Sibillini Mountains''' ([[Italian language|Italian]]: ''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 million years ago) on the bottom of an extinct sea. The land emerged 20 million years ago. Most of the peaks are over {{convert|2000|m|ft|abbr=on}}; the highest altitude is reached by [[Monte Vettore]] at {{convert|2476|m|ft|abbr=on}}. |
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Since 1993 the area has been part of the [[Parco Nazionale dei Monti Sibillini]] (Sibillini Mountains National Park). |
Since 1993 the area has been part of the [[Parco Nazionale dei Monti Sibillini]] (Sibillini Mountains National Park). |
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The current morphology, largely dominated by |
The current morphology, largely dominated by U-shaped valleys and glacial depressions, is due to the action of [[glacier]]s in the [[Quaternary]] period. Also regions of [[Karst topography]] are in evidence, caused by extension of the crust beneath western Italy and the [[Tyrrhenian Sea]]. |
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==Wildlife and vegetation== |
==Wildlife and vegetation== |
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Revision as of 01:58, 6 February 2011
The Sibillini Mountains (Italian: 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 million years ago) on the bottom of an extinct sea. The land emerged 20 million years ago. Most of the peaks are over 2,000 m (6,600 ft); the highest altitude is reached by Monte Vettore at 2,476 m (8,123 ft).
Since 1993 the area has been part of the Parco Nazionale dei Monti Sibillini (Sibillini Mountains National Park).
The current morphology, largely dominated by U-shaped valleys and glacial depressions, is due to the action of glaciers in the Quaternary period. Also regions of Karst topography are in evidence, caused by extension of the crust beneath western Italy and the Tyrrhenian Sea.
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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