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List of Italian regions by highest point

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This is a list of Italian regions by highest point.[1] In one case, two regions (Basilicata and Calabria) share the highest point (Serra Dolcedorme), as it is located on their border.[2]

List

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The Marmolada, the highest point in Veneto
The Corno Grande, the highest point in the Apennines
Mount Etna, the highest point in Sicily
Region Highest point Province Elevation
 Aosta Valley Mont Blanc[a] none 4,810 m
 Piedmont Grenzgipfel (Monte Rosa) VB 4,618 m
 Lombardy Punta Perrucchetti (Bernina massif) SO 4,021 m
 Trentino-Alto Adige Ortler BZ 3,902 m
 Sicily Mount Etna CT 3,403 m
 Veneto Marmolada[b] BL 3,342 m
 Abruzzo Corno Grande (Gran Sasso) AQ, TE 2,912 m
 Friuli-Venezia Giulia Monte Coglians UD 2,780 m
 Marche Monte Vettore AP 2,476 m
 Lazio Monte Gorzano RI 2,458 m
 Umbria Cima del Redentore PG 2,448 m
 Basilicata Serra Dolcedorme (Pollino) PZ 2,267 m
 Calabria CS
 Molise Monte Meta IS 2,242 m
 Liguria Monte Saccarello IM 2,201 m
 Emilia-Romagna Monte Cimone MO 2,165 m
 Tuscany Monte Prado LU 2,054 m
 Campania La Gallinola CE 1,923 m
 Sardinia Punta La Marmora (Gennargentu) NU, OG 1,834 m
 Apulia Monte Cornacchia FG 1,152 m

Notes

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  1. ^ Since the French Revolution, the issue of the ownership of the summit has been debated. See Mont Blanc § Ownership of the summit.
  2. ^ The ownership is contested by Trentino.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Il libro dei Fatti 2001 (in Italian). Rome: Adn Kronos libri. 2000.
  2. ^ "Serra Dolcedorme, Italy". peakbagger.com. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Di chi è il ghiacciaio della Marmolada?". Il Post (in Italian). 25 September 2018.

See also

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