The Apennines are a long mountain range in Italy. They run from the north to the south of the country. The highest peak is Corno Grande (2,912 m), located in the central Apennines, in the Gran Sasso area. The Apennines pass through many Italian regions, including...
The Pyrenees are a mountain range in Europe that form a natural border between Spain and France, also touching Andorra. They stretch from the Bay of Biscay in the west to the Mediterranean Sea in the east. In Spain, the highest peak is Aneto (3,404 m), located in the...
The Carpathians are a large mountain system in Central and Eastern Europe. They pass through several countries, forming an arc from the Czech Republic to Romania. Romania contains the highest and largest section of the Carpathians, with Moldoveanu Peak (2,544 m) as...
The Ural Mountains are a long mountain range in Russia, forming the natural border between Europe and Asia. They stretch for about 2,500 kilometers (1,550 miles) from the Arctic Ocean in the north to Kazakhstan in the south. Most of the Urals are in Russia, and a...
The Alps are a large mountain range in Europe. They stretch across eight countries. Switzerland has many high peaks, with Dufourspitze (4,634 m) as its highest. Austria has a large Alpine area, with Grossglockner (3,798 m) as the tallest. France holds the highest...
