For the most part, the coast is abrupt and rocky. The shoreline is regular with no deep estuaries, gulfs, or natural harbors. The maritime plain is especially productive in fruits and vegetables. The western range, the second major region, is the Lebanon Mountains, sometimes called Mount Lebanon, or Lebanon proper before 1920. Since Roman days the term Mount Lebanon has encompassed this area.
Geologists believe that the Twin Mountains once formed one range.
The Lebanon Mountains are the highest, most rugged, and most imposing of the whole maritime range of mountains and plateaus that start with the Amanus or Nur Mountains in northern Syria and end with the towering massif of Sinai. Its width varies from about 56.5 km near Tripoli to 9.5 km in the south. TerraNet Lebanon s.a.l. All Rights Reserved.