Monti Aurunci
| Monti Aurunci | |
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 Location of the Monti Aurunci |
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| Highest peak | Monte Petrella ( 1533 m slm ) |
| location | Lazio , Italy |
| Coordinates | 41 ° 19 ′ N , 13 ° 40 ′ E |
The Monti Aurunci (Aurunker Berge) are a low mountain range in the Italian region of Lazio . It is located about 130 km southeast of Rome and 70 km northwest of Naples , between the valley of the Liri and the Tyrrhenian Sea . The Monti Ausoni connect to the northwest . The ridge is a karstified limestone mountain range.
The Aurunker Mountains have an extension of about 30 km in a west-east direction and 15 km in a north-south direction.
19,374 hectares of the area are protected in the Parco Naturale Regionale dei Monti Aurunci nature park .
