The Alps is the collective name for one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria in the east, Slovenia, Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany, through to France in the west. The highest mountain in the Alps is the Mont Blanc at 4807 meters on the French-Italian border.
The European Alps from space,
as seen in May 2002.
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- Position and name of the Alps
- Limits of the Alps
- Climate of the Alps
- Main chain of the Alps
- Principal passes of the Alps
- Political history and modern state of the inhabitants of the Alps
- Exploration of the High Alps
- Geology of the Alps
- Peaks and passes of the Alps
Western Alps
Maritime Alps - Cottian Alps - Dauphine Alps - Graian Alps - Pennine Alps
Central Alps
Bernese Oberland - Lepontine Alps - Todi Range - Swiss Alps - Bernina Alps - Albula Range - Silvretta and Rhatikon Ranges
Eastern Alps
The Alps of Bavaria, the Vorarlberg, and Salzburg - Tirolean Alps - Ortler, Oetzthal and Stubai Ranges - Lombard Alps - Dolomites - South-Eastern AlpsOriginally based on content from an old encyclopedia. Update as needed.
The Alps are a range of mountains located within the Moon's Mare Imbrium, formed in the impact that created the Imbrium Basin.