Giovi Pass

{{Infobox mountain pass

| name = Giovi Pass

| native_name = {{native name list|

|tag1=it

|name1=Passo dei Giovi

|tag2=lij

|name2=Passo di Zoi}}

| photo = At the Passo dei Giovi.jpg

| photo_caption = Giovi Pass

| elevation_m = 472

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| traversed = SS 35 {{lang|it|dei Giovi}}
Turin–Genoa railway

| map = Alps

| map_caption = Location of Giovi Pass

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| label = Giovi Pass

| coords = {{coord|44|33|09|N|08|56|14|E|type:pass_region:IT|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| location = Liguria, Italy

| range = Apennines

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The Giovi Pass ({{langx|it|Passo dei Giovi}} {{IPA|it|ˈpasso dei ˈdʒoːvi|}}; {{langx|lij|Passo di Zoi}} {{IPA|lij|ˈpasːu di ˈzuːi|}}) is a pass in Italy in the northwestern Ligurian Apennines north of Genoa.

Geography

The pass is at 472 metres (1,548 feet).Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition, p. 59

A railroad from Genoa to Turin and Milan runs through the pass via a tunnel that is 1,686 metres (5,531 feet) long.Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition, p. 59

Hiking

The pass is also accessible by off-road mountain paths and is crossed by the {{lang|it|Alta Via dei Monti Liguri}}, a long-distance trail from Ventimiglia (province of Imperia) to Bolano (province of La Spezia).{{cite web |url= http://www.altaviadeimontiliguri.it/portale/it/tappaview.wp;jsessionid=874743F10DD60D17412E49DE448565CB?contentId=TAP293 |title= Alta via dei monti liguri - Tappa n. 24 |author= |website= www.altaviadeimontiliguri.it |publisher= Associazione Alta Via dei Monti Liguri |accessdate= March 7, 2015 |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20150324225355/http://www.altaviadeimontiliguri.it/portale/it/tappaview.wp |archivedate= March 24, 2015 }}

See also

References

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=Other Sources=

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Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition. Springfield, Massachusetts: Merriam-Webster, Inc., 1997. {{ISBN|0-87779-546-0}}.

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Giovi

Category:Mountain passes of the Apennines

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