List of Italian regions by highest point

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This is a list of Italian regions by highest point. [1] There are 20 regions, but in one case (Serra Dolcedorme) the highest point is shared between two of them (Basilicata and Calabria [2] ), so there are only 19 highest points listed.

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The Marmolada, highest point of Veneto Marmolada (8571527200).jpg
The Marmolada, highest point of Veneto
The Corno Grande, highest point of central Italy Corno Grande with paths.jpg
The Corno Grande, highest point of central Italy
Mount Etna, in Sicily (southern Italy) Mt Etna and Catania1.jpg
Mount Etna, in Sicily (southern Italy)
RegionHighest point Province Elevation
Flag of Aosta.svg Aosta Valley Monte Bianco [3] none4,810 m
Flag of Piedmont.svg Piemonte Grenzgipfel (Monte Rosa) VB 4,618 m
Flag of Lombardy.svg Lombardia Punta Perrucchetti (Bernina massif) SO 4,021 m
Flag of Trentino-South Tyrol.svg Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol Ortles / Ortler BZ 3,902 m
Flag of Sicily.svg Sicily Etna CT 3,343 m
Flag of Veneto.svg Veneto Marmolada [4] BL 3,342 m
Flag of Abruzzo.svg Abruzzo Corno Grande (Gran Sasso) AQ, TE 2,912 m
Flag of Friuli-Venezia Giulia.svg Friuli-Venezia Giulia Monte Coglians UD 2,780 m
Flag of Marche.svg Marche Monte Vettore AP 2,476 m
Flag of Lazio.svg Lazio Monte Gorzano RI 2,458 m
Flag of Umbria.svg Umbria Cima del Redentore PG 2,448 m
Flag of Basilicata.svg Basilicata Serra Dolcedorme (Pollino) PZ 2,267 m
Flag of Calabria.svg Calabria Serra Dolcedorme (Pollino) CS 2,267 m
Flag of Molise.svg Molise Monte Meta IS 2,242 m
Flag of Liguria.svg Liguria Monte Saccarello IM 2,201 m
Regione-Emilia-Romagna-Stemma.svg Emilia-Romagna Monte Cimone MO 2,165 m
Tuscany Monte Prado LU 2,054 m
Campania La Gallinola CE 1,923 m
Flag of Sardinia, Italy.svg Sardegna Punta La Marmora (Gennargentu) NU, OG 1,834 m
Flag of Apulia.svg   Apulia Monte Cornacchia FG 1,152 m

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References

  1. Il libro dei Fatti 2001, AA.VV., adn Kronos libri, Rome, 2000
  2. Serra Dolcedorme, Italy, page on www.peakbagger.com accessed on 23-12-2015
  3. Since the French Revolution, the issue of the ownership of the summit has been debated, see Mont Blanc, Ownership of the summit
  4. The ownership is disputed between Veneto and Trentino regions www.ilpost.it/2018/09/25/marmolada-veneto/ (in italian)

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