- Alps - Wikipedia
The Alps extend in an arc from France in the south and west to Slovenia in the east, and from Monaco in the south to Germany in the north The Alps are a crescent shaped geographic feature of central Europe that ranges in an 800 km (500 mi) arc (curved line) from east to west and is 200 km (120 mi) in width
- Geography of the Alps - Wikipedia
This article describes the delimitation of the Alps as a whole and of subdivisions of the range, follows the course of the main chain of the Alps and discusses the lakes and glaciers found in the region
- Alps - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Alps (Italian: Alpi, French: Alpes, German: Alpen, Bavarian: Oipm, Romansh: Alps, Slovene: Alpe, Occitan: Aups, Alps) [1] is the greatest mountain range of Europe It reaches from Austria and Slovenia in the east; through Italy , Switzerland , Liechtenstein and Germany ; to France in the west
- Geology of the Alps - Wikipedia
The Alps were the first mountain system to be extensively studied by geologists, and many of the geologic terms associated with mountains and glaciers originated there The term Alps has been applied to mountain systems around the world that exhibit similar traits
- Alps | Map, Mountaineering, Facts | Britannica
Alps, a small segment of a discontinuous mountain chain that stretches from the Atlas Mountains of North Africa across southern Europe and Asia to beyond the Himalayas The Alps extend north from the subtropical Mediterranean coast near Nice, France, to Lake Geneva before trending east-northeast to Vienna
- Alps Mountain Range - WorldAtlas
The Alps mountain range can be divided into three broad sections: the Eastern, Central, and Western Alps Located mainly in Austria but also Germany, Italy and Slovenia, the Eastern Alps also comprise the Bavarian Alps, the Carnic Alps, the Dinaric Alps, the Dolomite Alps, and the Julian Alps
- Alps - Wikimedia Commons
The Alps are a mountain range system in Europe Eastern Alps [1 68] Western Alps [69 99] File:Panorama_vom_Wagendrischelhorn jpg Main gallery: Alpine flora
- Swiss Alps - Wikipedia
The Swiss Alps comprise almost all the highest mountains of the Alps, such as Dufourspitze (4,634 m), the Dom (4,545 m), the Liskamm (4,527 m), the Weisshorn (4,506 m) and the Matterhorn (4,478 m) The other following major summits can be found in this list of mountains of Switzerland
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