SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which mountain range runs along the spine of the Italian Peninsula?
A
Alps
B
Pyrenees
C
Tagus
D
Apennines
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Apennine Range, also called the Apennines, Italian Appennino, series of mountain ranges bordered by narrow coastlands that form the physical backbone of peninsular Italy.

Detailed explanation-2: -Apennines, Mountain range, central Italy. It stretches some 870 mi (1, 400 km) from near Savona in the northwest to Reggio di Calabria in the south, its width varying from 25 to 125 mi (40–200 km). Monte Corno is its highest peak, at 9, 554 ft (2, 912 m).

Detailed explanation-3: -They are named the Tuscan–Emilian Apennines west of the Futa Pass and the Tuscan–Romagnol Apennines east of it, or just the Tuscan Apennines. They extend to the upper Tiber River. The highest point is Monte Cimone at 2, 165 m (7, 103 ft).

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