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Located in Southern Europe , it consists of three states:

The Adriatic Sea is to the west of this Peninsula . The interior part of the Apennine Penninsula consists of the Apennine Mountains , but the northern part is largely plains and cliffs line the coasts.

One natural resource that this Peninsula contains is Petroleum .

This Peninsula has a Mediterranean Climate and its natural vegetation includes Chaparral and Deciduous and mixed deciduous coniferous forests.

The name Apennine comes from the Apennine Mountains .