Reventino is a massif in the southern
Apennines
The Apennines or Apennine Mountains ( ; or Ἀπέννινον ὄρος; or – a singular with plural meaning; )Latin ''Apenninus'' (Greek or ) has the form of an adjective, which would be segmented ''Apenn-inus'', often used with nouns s ...
, in
Calabria
Calabria is a Regions of Italy, region in Southern Italy. It is a peninsula bordered by the region Basilicata to the north, the Ionian Sea to the east, the Strait of Messina to the southwest, which separates it from Sicily, and the Tyrrhenian S ...
, southern
Italy
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...
. It has a maximum elevation of . It marks the narrowest point of the
Italian peninsula, being at the top of the
Isthmus of Catanzaro
240px, Satellite view of the isthmus.
The Isthmus of Catanzaro (or ''Isthmus of Marcellinara'', also called ''Saddle of Catanzaro'' or ''Saddle of Marcellinara'' due to its morphology) is a narrow strip of land separating the Ionian Sea from the ...
that separates the
Ionian and
Tyrrhenian Sea
The Tyrrhenian Sea (, ; or ) , , , , is part of the Mediterranean Sea off the western coast of Italy. It is named for the Tyrrhenians, Tyrrhenian people identified with the Etruscans of Italy.
Geography
The sea is bounded by the islands of C ...
s.
The massif is bordered by the
Savuto
The Savuto is a river and valley in Calabria, Southern Italy, that lies at the intersection of the provinces of Cosenza and Catanzaro. It is also the name of a DOC wine produced in the region.
The river's source is in La Sila and it empties in ...
river valley from the north, the
Sant'Eufemia Plain southwards, and the Tyrrhenian Sea and the
Sila Piccola sub-range. The maximum elevation is included in the territory of
Platania
Sources
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External links
Website of the Reventino Mountain Community
Mountains of Calabria
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