Monte Mammicomito is a massif in the
Serre Calabresi, southern
Calabria
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, southern
Italy
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. It is composed of
Devonian
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-origin
limestone
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.
Monte Mammicomito is separated from
Monte Consolino by a narrow valley, in which is the town of
Pazzano.
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Mountains of Calabria
Mountains of the Apennines
One-thousanders of Italy
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