Gran Sasso d' Italia ('Great Rock of Italy'), also called MONTE CORNO, from the resemblance to a horn which it presents on the east, is situated on the borders of the Abruzzi, between Teramo and Aquila. It is the highest summit of the Apennines, having an elevation of 9574 feet.
Gran Sasso d' Italia
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 5: Friday to Humanitarians, p. 353
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