Madonie ( Italian. Madonie , sic . Madunìi ) - a mountain range in the north of the island of Sicily .
| Madonie | |
|---|---|
 One of the mountain peaks of the ridge. | |
| Highest point | |
| Highest peak | Pizzo-Carbonara |
| Absolute height | 1979 m |
| Location | |
| A country |
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| Region | Sicily |
Madonie Mountains are located in the province of Palermo . The highest point is Pizzo-Carbonara (1979 m ), on the island in height only inferior to Etna . Two meters below the top of the Pizzo-Antenna . Madonie, together with the mountains Nebrodi and Peloritani form the Sicilian Apennines .
On the slopes of the mountains grow forests ( oak , chestnut , beech ), at the base - Mediterranean shrubs . Together with Nebrodi, Madonie is one of the native places of the Sicilian endemic fir , which has only about 30 trees to date. [one]
In 1989, the eponymous national park of about 39 thousand hectares was formed on the territory of the mountains. [2]
On the slopes of Madonie are the sources of the longest river Sicily Salso .
Notes
- ↑ IUCN 2008 Red List - Abies nebrodensis (inaccessible link) . The appeal date is October 13, 2009. Archived December 2, 2008.
- ↑ Parco delle Madonie