Monti della Meta
{{Short description|Massif in Italy}}
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| location = Lazio, Abruzzo and Molise, Italy
| range = Central Apennines
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The Monti della Meta are a massif of central Italy located around the junction point of the boundaries between the regions of Lazio, Abruzzo and Molise. The major of three massifs of the Parco Nazionale d'Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise, they take their name from one of the peaks, Monte Meta.
Overview
The massif covers a map area of about {{convert|93.29|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, with a minimum elevation of {{convert|450|m|ft|abbr=on}}, a maximum elevation of {{convert|2249|m|ft|abbr=on}} and a mean elevation of {{convert|1000|m|ft|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|title=Monti della Meta|publisher=European Environment Agency|url=http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/sites/IT6050019}}{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
All the highest peaks (including the Monte Petroso, 2,247 m, Monte Cavallo, 2,039 m and Monte Mare, 2,020 m) show traces of Quaternary glaciation. Valleys in the chain include those of the Melfa and Mollarino rivers in the province of Frosinone, and the Rio Torto in the province of L'Aquila.
The southern part of the massif, on the boundary between Molise and Lazio, is the Monti delle Mainarde. Here, historically, the human presence has been not seasonal as in the highest slopes.
References
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Bibliography
- {{cite book|last=Caruso |first=F.|title=Nel parco nazionale d'Abruzzo|publisher=Tipografia Petruzzi|location= Città di Castello |year=1995}}
External links
- {{cite web|title=Monti della Meta|publisher=mountain-forecast.com|url=http://www.mountain-forecast.com/peaks/Monti-della-Meta}}
{{Mountains of Lazio}}
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