The Ligurian Alps are a mountain range

Mountain range

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 in northwestern Italy

Italy

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. A small part is located in France

France

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. They form the south-western extremity of the Alps

Alps

The Alps is one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany to France in the west....

, separated from the Apennines

Apennine mountains

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 by the Colle di Cadibona

Colle di Cadibona

Colle di Cadibona is a mountain pass between Savona and Ceva in the Ligurian Alps, delineating the boundary with the Apennine Mountains....

. The Col de Tende

Col de Tende

Col de Tende is a high mountain pass in the Alps, on the border of France and Italy.It separates the Maritime Alps from the Ligurian Alps. It connects Nice and Tende in Alpes-Maritimes with Cuneo in Piedmont....

 separates them from the Maritime Alps

Maritime Alps

The Maritime Alps are a mountain range in the southwestern part of the Alps. They form the border between the French département Alpes-Maritimes and the Italian province of Cuneo. The Col de Tende separates them from the Ligurian Alps; the Maddalena Pass separates them from the Cottian Alps...

. They form the border between Piedmont

Piedmont

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 in the north and Liguria

Liguria

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 in the south.

The Ligurian Alps are drained by the Tanaro River

Tanaro River

The Tanaro , known as Tanarus in ancient times, is a 276 km-long river in northwestern Italy. It rises in the Ligurian Alps, close to the border with France and is the most significant right-side tributary to the Po in terms of length, size of drainage basin and discharge.-Source:The Tanaro proper...

, along with other tributaries of the Po River

Po River

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, on the Piedmontese side, and by several smaller rivers that flow directly to the Mediterranean Sea

Mediterranean Sea

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 on the Ligurian side.

The chief peaks of the Ligurian Alps are Punta Marguareis (2651 m) and Monte Mongioie (2630 m). There are several other peaks over 2000 m. Passes in the Ligurian Alps are listed below.

Name	Location	Type	Elevation
Colle di Cadibona Colle di Cadibona Colle di Cadibona is a mountain pass between Savona and Ceva in the Ligurian Alps, delineating the boundary with the Apennine Mountains....	Savona Savona Savona is a seaport and comune in the northern Italian region of Liguria, capital of the Province of Savona, in the Riviera di Ponente on the Mediterranean Sea....  to Ceva Ceva Ceva, the ancient Ceba, is a small Italian town in the province of Cuneo, region of Piedmont, 49 km east of Cuneo. It lies on the right bank of the Tanaro on a wedge of land between that river and the Cevetta stream.-History:...	highway	436 m (1,430.4 ft)
Colle di Melogno Colle di Melogno Colle di Melogno is a mountain pass in the Province of Savona in Italy. It connects Ceva and Calizzano with Magliolo and Finale Ligure on the coast of Mediterranean-See also:* List of highest paved roads in Europe* List of mountain passes...	Finale Ligure Finale Ligure Finale Ligure is a comune on the Gulf of Genoa in the Province of Savona in Liguria, Italy. It is considered part of the Italian Riviera.-Geography:...  to Ceva Ceva Ceva, the ancient Ceba, is a small Italian town in the province of Cuneo, region of Piedmont, 49 km east of Cuneo. It lies on the right bank of the Tanaro on a wedge of land between that river and the Cevetta stream.-History:...	road	1028 m (3,372.7 ft)
Colle San Bernardo	Albenga Albenga Albenga is a city and comune situated on the Gulf of Genoa on the Italian Riviera in the Province of Savona in Liguria, northern Italy.left|thumb|220px|Towers of Albenga.The economy is mostly based on tourism, local commerce and agriculture-History:...  to Garessio Garessio Garessio is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 100 km south of Turin and about 40 km southeast of Cuneo.The Reggia di Valcasotto is located in the communal territory.- Notable people:...	road	957 m (3,139.8 ft)
Colle di Nava	Imperia Imperia Imperia may be:* Imperia , an Italian city* Province of Imperia, the Italian province of the above city of Imperia* IMPERIA, a vodka produced by Russian Standard* Imperia , a statue in Constance, Germany...  to Ormea Ormea Ormea is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 100 km south of Turin and about 40 km southeast of Cuneo...	road	934 m (3,064.3 ft)
Col de Tende Col de Tende Col de Tende is a high mountain pass in the Alps, on the border of France and Italy.It separates the Maritime Alps from the Ligurian Alps. It connects Nice and Tende in Alpes-Maritimes with Cuneo in Piedmont....	Tende Tende Tende is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Geography:Tende is located within Mercantour National Park in the French Alps. The mountainous commune is bordered by Italy to the north, with the boundary determined by the watershed line between the two countries...  to Cuneo Cuneo Cuneo is a city and comune in Piedmont, Northern Italy, the capital of the province of Cuneo, the third largest of Italy’s provinces by area...	road	1870 m (6,135.2 ft)

See also

• Apennines
• List of highest paved roads in Europe
• List of mountain passes