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Monte Catria

Panorama from Arcevia
Elevation 1,702 metres (5,584 ft)
Location Marche, Flag of Italy Italy
Range Central Apennines
Coordinates 42°27′43″N 12°46′12″E / 42.46194, 12.77Coordinates: 42°27′43″N 12°46′12″E / 42.46194, 12.77

The Monte Catria is a mountain in the central Apennines, in the province of Pesaro e Urbino, Marche, central Italy. Arcevia is a Comune in the Province of Ancona of the region of Marche, Italy. In topography a summit is a point on a surface which is higher in Elevation than all points immediately adjacent to The Marche (plural originally from le marche de Ancona, referring to the March of Ancona) is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest A mountain range is a chain of Mountains bordered by highlands or separated from other mountains by passes or valleys A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A mountain is a Landform that extends above the surrounding Terrain in a limited area with a peak The Province of Pesaro and Urbino (Provincia di Pesaro e Urbino is a province in the Marche region of Italy. The Marche (plural originally from le marche de Ancona, referring to the March of Ancona) is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The highest peak is at 1,702 metres (5,584 ft) above sea level.

It is a massif of limestone rocks dating to some 200 million years ago. Limestone is a Sedimentary rock composed largely of the Mineral Calcite ( Calcium carbonate: CaCO3

Historically, it marked the boundary between the Exarchate of Ravenna and the Duchy of Spoleto

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The Exarchate of Ravenna or of Italy was a centre of Byzantine power in Italy, from the end of the 6th century to 751, when the The independent Duchy of Spoleto was a Lombard territory founded about 570 in Central Italy by the Lombard Dux Faroald.
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