Abruzzo National Park is in this mountain range that forms the backbone of peninsular Italy
[DOC] [TLE] Northern Apennines: Magic Mountains and Rugged Valleys, Italy's ... [PAR] The Northern Apennines Comprise the Section of the Range Between Colle di ... 
giving the mountains a softer, more rounded aspect, while the backbone of the 
chain is ... chains, extending for 1,200 km along the whole length of peninsular 
Italy.