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Dolomiti lucane is a mountain range in the region of Basilicata, southern Italy. Located in the Southern Apennines and dominating the Basento Valley, the range is at the heart of the Gallipoli Cognato Piccole Dolomiti Lucane Regional Park, which also include the Gallipoli-Cognato forest. The range is named "Dolomiti" because of similarities to peaks in the Dolomites in northern Italy. The range was formed 15 million years ago.[1]

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Dolomiti lucane
Highest point
Peak	Monte Caperrino
Elevation	1,455 m (4,774 ft)
Coordinates	40°31.28′N 16°03.63′E
Geography
Dolomiti lucane Basilicata, Italy
Parent range	Apennine Mountains

Description

Consisting of craggy peaks and shaped by karstic erosion, the range has sharp peaks with an average elevation of 1,000–1,100 metres (3,300–3,600 ft). The highest point is Monte Caperrino, also called "Piccole Dolomiti", due to its resemblance to the Dolomite mountains near Venice and Trieste.[1]

Flora and fauna

The range has a mixture of oak forest and alpine tundra. The tundra is home to unusual plants, such as red valerian, Lunaria annua, and Onosma lucana. Fauna of the range includes wild boar, red kites, swallows, kestrel, ravens, and peregrine falcons.[1]

Climate

The climate of the range is due to its remoteness from the Mediterranean, hence is characteristic of the climate of the other Apennine mountains. Winters are cold, with snow on the ground up to two or three months. Summers are cool and breezy. There is about 1,000 millimetres (39 in) of rain per year.

Municipalities

Comuni in the area include:

• Castelmezzano
• Pietrapertosa
• Albano di Lucania
• Campomaggiore

References

External links

• Media related to Dolomiti Lucane (category) at Wikimedia Commons

На других языках

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[de] Lukanische Dolomiten

Die Lukanischen Dolomiten (italienisch Dolomiti lucane) sind ein Gebirge in der italienischen Region Basilikata und Teil des lukanischen Apennin. Die kleinen lukanischen Dolomiten bilden den gleichnamigen, 1997 installierten regionalen Naturpark Parco Regionale di Gallipoli Cognato Piccole Dolomiti Lucane, der sich bis zu den Wäldern von Gallipoli-Cognato ausdehnt. Ihr Name stammt aus der morphologischen Ähnlichkeit mit den bekannteren Dolomiten der Regionen Venetien und Trentino. Diese Berggruppe, die den zentralen Teil des „Basento-Tals“ dominiert, ist vor 15 Millionen Jahren entstanden.

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- [en] Dolomiti lucane

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[it] Dolomiti lucane

Situate nell'Appennino lucano, ad est della più imponente dorsale Pierfaone-Volturino-Viggiano, le Piccole Dolomiti lucane costituiscono il cuore dell'omonimo parco naturale regionale (che si estende alle foreste di Gallipoli-Cognato). Sono denominate Dolomiti a ragione della somiglianza morfologica con le più famose montagne trivenete. La nascita del gruppo montuoso, che domina la parte centrale della val Basento, risale a 15 milioni di anni fa.

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