Geobox Range name ChablaisAlps other name lang fr Pr alpes franco suisses image Dents du midi2.jpg image caption The seven summits of the Dents du Midi pushpin map Alps lat d 46 lat m 9 lat s 45 lat NS N long d 6 long m 55 long s 25 long EW E country Switzerland country1 France region type region Valais region1 Haute Savoie parent Alps border Bernese Alps , Mont Blanc Massif length imperial length orientation width imperial width orientation geology period orogeny highest Dents du Midi Haute Cime highest elevation 3257 highest lat d 46 highest lat m 9 highest lat s 45 highest lat NS N highest long d 6 highest long m 55 highest long s 25 highest long EW E map map caption The ChablaisAlps are a mountain range in the western Alps . They are situated between Lake Geneva and the Mont Blanc Massif . ref citation last first title Cha ne franco suisse publisher Club Alpin Suisse CAS year 2003 isbn 978 3 85902 209 6 ref The Col des Montets separates them from the Mont Blanc Massif in the south, and the Rh ne valley separates them from the Bernese Alps in the east. The ChablaisAlps are composed of two distinct parts separated by the Val d Illiez the Dents du Midi massif on the south which contains the highest peaks, and the French Prealps alpine foothills on the north. Peaks see also List of mountains in Switzerland Image Lakefront.PNG thumb left The ChablaisAlps from across Lake Geneva Image DentJaune.jpg thumb left Summits of the Dents du Midi Image Barme.jpg thumb left Above Champ ry ... The main peaks of the ChablaisAlps are style border collapse collapse class wikitable sortable Peak ... 2,152 7,060 Pointe de Bellevue 2,042 6,699 Le M le 1,863 6,112 See also Swiss Alps French Alps References reflist 2 Category Mountain ranges of the Alps Category Mountain ranges of Switzerland Category Mountain ranges of France Category Mountains of Valais Switzerland stub fr Massif du Chablais it Prealpi dello Sciablese nn Chablais Alpane pl Masyw Chablais fi Chablaisin Alpit ... more details
Chablais was a province of the Duchy of Savoy . Its capital was Thonon les Bains . This region is currently divided into three territories, the Chablais savoyard , the Chablais valaisan , and the Chablais vaudois , and is now split across two countries France department of Haute Savoie and Switzerland cantons of Valais and Vaud . The ChablaisAlps is a mountain range situated between the two countries. commons Category ChablaisChablais coord missing France Category Savoy france geo stub Valais geo stub Vaud geo stub frp Le Chabl s ca Chablais de Chablais fr Chablais it Chiablese nl Chablais pt Chablais rm Chablais ru sv Chablais ... more details
The title Duke of Chablais lang it Duca di Chiablese , lang fr duc de Chablais was a subsidiary title of the Duke of Savoy and later the King of Sardinia , both of the House of Savoy . The title is named after the province of Chablais , whose capital was Thonon les Bains . Duke of Chablais, 1705 width 95 class wikitable Picture Name Father Birth Became Duke Ceased to be Duke Death Marriage Duchess of Chablais Spouse align center File Blason duche fr Savoie.svg 100px align center Prince Emanuele Philibert align center small Victor Amadeus II of Savoy align center colspan 2 1 December 1705 align center colspan 2 19 December 1705 align center colspan 2 never married Duke of Chablais, 1733 width 95 class wikitable Picture Name Father Birth Became Duke Ceased to be Duke Death Marriage Duchess of Chablais Spouse align center File Blason duche fr Savoie.svg 100px align center Prince Carlo align center small Charles Emmanuel III of Savoy small align center colspan 2 23 July 1733 align center colspan 2 28 December 1733 align center colspan 2 never married Duke of Chablais, 1741 1808 width 95 class wikitable Picture Name Father Birth Became Duke Marriage Ceased to be Duke Death Duchess of Chablais Spouse align center File Benedetto Maria Maurizio di Savoia, Agli .jpg 100px align center Prince Benedetto, Duke of Chablais Prince Benedetto align center small Charles Emmanuel III of Savoy small align center colspan 2 21 June 1741 align center 19 March 1775 align center colspan 2 4 January 1808 align center Princess Maria Ana of Savoy Maria Anna of Savoy Duke of Chablais, 1851 1854 width 95 class wikitable Picture Name Father Birth Became Duke Ceased to be Duke Death Marriage Duchess of Chablais Spouse align center File Armoiries Sardaigne 1815.png 100px align center Prince Carlo Aberto ... 2 22 June 1854 align center colspan 2 never married Use dmy dates date June 2011 DEFAULTSORT Chablais Category Lists of Italian nobility Category Dukedoms of France Category Dukes of Chablais Category ... more details
ALPS may refer to The Alps , a mountain range spanning Europe Lymphoproliferative disorders Autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome The Airport Logistics Park of Singapore The Alps Electric Corporation A Language for Process Specification See also Alps disambiguation disambig ... more details
for the European mountain range Alps Distinguish2 the 2011 Greek film Alps film Infobox film name The Alps image TheAlps.jpg caption director Stephen Judson producer Stephen Judson br Mark Krenzien br Greg MacGillivray writer Stephen Venables br Stephen Judson starring John Harlin mountaineer John Harlin br Robert Jasper br Daniela Jasper music Queen band Queen cinematography Michael Brown climber Michael Brown editing Stephen Judson distributor IMAX Corporation released Film date 2007 3 9 runtime 51 minutes country Film US language English budget The Alps is a 2007 American documentary film about the climbing of the north face of the Eiger in the Bernese Alps by John Harlin III, son of John Harlin mountaineer John Harlin who died on the same ascent 40 years earlier. It was shot in 70mm IMAX . Cast Michael Gambon , Narrator John Harlin III as Himself Robert Jasper as Himself Daniela Jasper as Herself Adele Hammond as Herself Siena Harlin as Herself Bruno Messerli as Himself Beatrice Messerli as Herself Christine Pielmeier as Herself See also Swiss Alps Everest film Everest , Imax film produced by Greg MacGillivray . External links http www.alpsfilm.com en frame.cfm Official website imdb title id 0972356 title The Alps DEFAULTSORT Alps, The Category 2007 films Category 2000s documentary films Category American documentary films Category Documentary films about sports Category IMAX films Category Films directed by Greg MacGillivray sport documentary film stub de Die Alpen Film ... more details
Infobox Public transit box width name Transports Publics du Chablais image imagesize image2 imagesize2 caption locale transit type lines stations ridership chief executive headquarters began operation ended operation owner operator marks vehicles train length headway system length track gauge RailGauge 1 minimum radius of curvature el average speed top speed map map state collapsed File Transports Publics du Chablais Aigle 02.jpg thumb right Train station Aigle with trains of AOMC, ASD und AL from left to right In the interests of the communities in the Chablais region, at the eastern end of Lake Geneva , it was decided in 1999, to bring together passenger transport companies, to co ordinate ... Publics du Chablais TPC . Formation The Transports Publics du Chablais was formed, in 2000, as a result ... Publics du Chablais Operating Community created in 1975 in the interest of the four railways ... the new Transports Publics du Chablais depot and workshops at En Ch lex. A special ceremony was held ... all the Transports Publics du Chablais railway lines. There are also plans, awaiting approval ... views of the Alps, Jura and Lake Geneva. This project is an investment designed to benefit ... Chablais, saw the line fully reopened by the end of April 2007. From ASD, AL, AOMC, and BVB railways ... south of Aigle are operated by Transports Publics du Chablais with motto Depuis plus de cent ans ... at 1500V. Maps of the railways The Transports Publics du Chablais website provides excellent topographical color maps of the four Transports Publics du Chablais railway lines and route descriptions ... com content&view article&id 71& temid 95 ref See the Bex, Chablais, Vaud, and Valais Wikipedia websites ... Transports Publics du Chablais PAGENAME http www.tpc.ch Transports Publics du Chablais website Categories ... railways in Switzerland de Transports Publics du Chablais fr Transports publics du Chablais it Transports Publics du Chablais nl Transports Publics du Chablais ja fi TPC ... more details
Infobox French commune name Bons en Chablais image Bons en Chablais mairie.JPG caption Vue de la mairie de Bons en Chablais region Rh ne Alpes department Haute Savoie arrondissement Arrondissement of Thonon les Bains canton Canton of Douvaine INSEE 74043 postal code 74890 mayor Bernard Sechaud term 2008&ndash 2014 intercommunality Communaut de communes du Bas Chablais longitude 6.3708 latitude 46.2653 elevation min m 475 elevation max m 1480 area km2 19.09 population 4531 population date 2006 demonym Bonsois Bonsoises website Bons en Chablais is a Communes of France commune in the Haute Savoie Departments of France department in the Rh ne Alpes Regions of France region in south eastern France . See also Communes of the Haute Savoie department References http www.insee.fr en home home page.asp INSEE Reflist Haute Savoie communes DEFAULTSORT Bonsenchablais Category Communes of Haute Savoie HauteSavoie geo stub frp Bons ca Bons en Chablais ceb Bons en Chablais de Bons en Chablais es Bons en Chablais eu Bons en Chablais fr Bons en Chablais it Bons en Chablais la Bons en Chablais lmo Bons en Chablais mg Bons en Chablais ms Bons en Chablais nl Bons en Chablais oc Bons en Chablais pl Bons en Chablais sk Bons en Chablais sr uk vi Bons en Chablais vo Bons en Chablais war Bons en Chablais ... more details
Infobox French commune name Saint Paul en Chablais image caption image coat of arms Blason ville fr Saint Paul en Chablais Haute Savoie .svg coat of arms legend Saint Paul en Chablais H raldique region Rh ne Alpes department Haute Savoie arrondissement Arrondissement of Thonon les Bains canton Canton of vian les Bains INSEE 74249 postal code 74500 mayor Bruno Gillet term 2008&ndash 2014 intercommunality Communaut de communes du Pays d vian longitude 6.6308 latitude 46.3794 elevation min m 698 elevation max m 1268 area km2 14.45 population 1703 population date 1999 demonym website http www.saintpaulenchablais.fr Saintpaulenchablais.fr Saint Paul en Chablais is a Communes of France commune in the Haute Savoie Departments of France department in the Rh ne Alpes Regions of France region in south eastern France . See also Communes of the Haute Savoie department References http www.insee.fr en home home page.asp INSEE Reflist Haute Savoie communes DEFAULTSORT Saintpaulenchablais Category Communes of Haute Savoie HauteSavoie geo stub Link GA fr ca Saint Paul en Chablais ceb Saint Paul en Chablais de Saint Paul en Chablais es Saint Paul en Chablais eu Saint Paul en Chablais fr Saint Paul en Chablais it Saint Paul en Chablais la Saint Paul en Chablais lmo Saint Paul en Chablais mg Saint Paul en Chablais ms Saint Paul en Chablais nl Saint Paul en Chablais oc Saint Paul en Chablais pl Saint Paul en Chablais sk Saint Paul en Chablais uk vi Saint Paul en Chablais vo Saint Paul en Chablais war Saint Paul en Chablais ... more details
Infobox royalty title Duke of Chablais name Benedetto spouse Princess Maria Ana of Savoy Maria Anna of Savoy image Benedetto di Savoia, Duke of Chablais from the Piedmontese School.jpg house House of Savoy father Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia full name Benedetto Maria Maurizio di Savoia mother Elisabeth Therese of Lorraine birth date birth date 1741 6 21 df y birth place Palace of Venaria , Turin death date death date and age 1808 1 4 1741 6 21 df y death place Rome , Papal States place of burial Basilica of Superga Royal Basilica of Superga , Turin Benedetto of Savoy Benedetto Maria Maurizio 21 June 1741 &ndash 4 January 1808 was a prince of Savoy and Duke of Chablais . ref name Savoia cite ... career. He married his niece and was the owner of the Palazzo Chiablese in Turin. Biography Chablais ... gave him the Duke of Chablais Duchy of Chablais having been styled as such since birth with the subsidiary ... storia di aglie.html title Storia di Agli accessdate 2010 08 26 last first work ref Chablais also ... Chablais later married Princess Maria Ana of Savoy Maria Anna of Savoy at the Royal Palace of Turin ... , London, London, 1911, pg.86 ref Chablais was given control of the Army of Italy France Army of Italy ... Savoia At his death the title of Duke of Chablais reverted to the crown. Ancestry ahnentafel top width ... 21 June 1741 &ndash 4 January 1808 His Royal Highness the Duke of Chablais References and notes Reflist External links Commonscat inline Benedetto, Duke of Chablais Benedetto of Savoy See also Princes of Savoy Dukes of Chablais Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Benedetto, Prince, Duke Of Chablais ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Prince of Savoy and Duke of Chablais DATE OF BIRTH ... Rome , Papal States DEFAULTSORT Benedetto, Prince, Duke Of Chablais Category 1741 births Category ... People of the French Revolutionary Wars Category Italian people of French descent Category Dukes of Chablais id Pangeran Benedetto, Adipati Chablais it Benedetto di Savoia simple Benedetto, Duke of Chablais ... more details
Alps from Col du Mont Cenis to the Little St Bernard Pass Little Saint Bernard Pass ChablaisAlps ...Refimprove date June 2010 Image Alps from space.png thumb right 400px The Alps from space. The Alps cover a large area. This article describes the boundary delimitation 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 ... relief hypsometric image of the Alps with the borders of the countries. The Alps form a large mountain ... Gebirge in the Alps . In some areas, such as the edge of the River Po Po Basin , the edge of the range is unambiguous, but where the Alps border on other mountainous or hilly regions, the border ... the Apennines and the Alps is usually taken to be the Colle di Cadibona , at 435 m above sea ... the tectonic ally formed Alps from the largely volcanism volcanically formed Massif Central. Working upstream, the River Rh ne turns to the east near Lyon , and forms part of the boundary between the Alps ... , continuing the border, with the Jura to the north west and the Alps to the south east. From ... Forest is separated from the Alps by the River Rhine and Lake Constance , but exact delimitation ... as the Schw bisch Bayerisches Alpenvorland , the Swabian Bavarian pre Alps . In Austria, the Danube runs to the north of the Alps, separating it from the majority of the Bohemian Forest B hmerwald ... forms the north eastern corner of the Alps, and here the Danube passes at its closest to the Alps see Viennese Basin . ref name alpsmap cite web last first authorlink coauthors title Travel map of the Alps ... of Vienna, only the Marchfeld , a 30 km wide flood plain separates the easternmost Alps from the Lesser Carpathians . After Vienna, the Pannonian Basin , a large area of steppe , meets the edge of the Alps, clearly delimiting the eastern limit of the Alps. The south easternmost extension of the Alps is to be found in Slovenia , including Pohorje , the Kamnik Alps and the Julian Alps the last being ... more details
Northern Alps may be the Alps north of the Periadriatic Seam the Alps north of the Main chain of the Alps Glarus Alps Appenzell Alps Northern Limestone Alps Hida Mountains , Japan See also Geography of the Alps Southern Alps disambiguation Eastern Alps Western Alps Central Alps Prealps disambig ... more details
St. Gallen S ntis Rhine rowspan 5 From west to east, south of Rhone and Rhine ChablaisAlps Valais ... in October 2002. On the north side of the Alps, the regions located above 2000 m are covered by snow. The canton of Ticino on the south side is almost snow free in early autumn. The Swiss Alps lang de Schweizer Alpen , lang fr Alpes suisses , lang it Alpi svizzere , lang rm Alps svizras are the portion of the Alps mountain mountain range range that lies within Switzerland . Because of their central position within the entire Alpine range, they are also known as the Central Alps . The highest summit in the Swiss Alps is Monte Rosa 4,634 metres near the Swiss Italian border. The highest mountain ... the Alps played an important role in history. The region north of the St. Gotthard Pass became the Foundation ... thumb Swiss Alps seen from the Swiss Jura The Alps cover 65 of Switzerland s surface area 41,285 ... of the Alps total area 192,753 km , ref Werner B tzing, Henri Rougier, Les Alpes Un foyer de civilisation ... four thousanders 48 of 82 are located in the Swiss Alps and the remaining few are within 20 km of the country s border. The glaciers of the Swiss Alps cover an area of 1230 km 3 of the Swiss territory , representing 44 of the total glaciated area in the Alps 2800 km . The Swiss Alps are situated south of the Swiss plateau and north of the national border. The limit between the Alps ... ranges of the Alps are from west to east France , Italy , Austria and Liechtenstein . Ranges The Alps are usually divided into two main parts, the Western Alps and Eastern Alps , whose division is along ... of Graub nden . The latter are part of the Central Eastern Alps , except the Ortler Alps which belong to the Southern Limestone Alps . The Pennine Alps Pennine , Bernese Alps Bernese and Bernina ... metres. The lowest range is the Appenzell Alps culminating at 2,500 metres. situated out of the Main chain of the Alps main chain Western Alps Image Alpes centrales.gif thumb 200px Map of the western ... more details
wiktionarypar Alps The Alps are a major European mountain range. Alps may also refer to The Alps band , an English band Alps Electric Corporation . Autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome In other mountain ranges Apuan Alps , in Italy Arrochar Alps , in Scotland Australian Alps , in Australia Dinaric Alps , in Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, and Albania Issaquah Alps , in Washington, United States Japanese Alps , in Japan Lyngen Alps , in Norway Montes Alpes , on the Moon Southern Alps , in New Zealand Transylvanian Alps , in Romania Trinity Alps , in California, United States Yeongnam Alps , in South Korea Film The Alps , a 2007 American film Alps film Alps film , a 2011 Greek film Transportation ALPS The Bus , a bus transportation company in the Philippines . See also Alpes disambiguation ALP disambiguation ALPS disambiguation disambig de Alpen Begriffskl rung it Alpi disambigua ka ja pl Alpy ujednoznacznienie ... more details
Alps Mont Blanc Massif Mont Blanc Nowrap convert 4810.45 m ft 0 Graian Alps Beaufortain Massif Roignais convert 2995 m ft 0.0 Graian Alps Lauzi re Massif Lauzi re Peak Grand Pic de la Lauzi re convert 2829 m ft 0 Graian Alps Vanoise Massif Grande Casse convert 3855 m ft 0 Dauphin Alps Belledonne Belledonne Peak convert 2977 m ft 0 Dauphin Alps Grandes Rousses Bayle Peak convert 3465 m ft 0 Dauphin Alps Arves Massif Aiguilles d Arves convert 3514 m ft 0 Dauphin Alps Taillefer Massif Taillefer Peak convert 2857 m ft 0 Dauphin Alps Massif des crins crins Massif Barre des crins convert 4102 m ft 0 Cottian Alps Mont Cenis Massif Pointe de Ronce convert 3612 m ft 0 Cottian Alps Massif des Cerces Cerces Massif Grand Galibier convert 3229 m ft 0 Cottian Alps Queyras Massif Rochebrune Peak convert 3320 m ft 0 Cottian Alps Ubaye Massif Orrenaye Aiguille de Chambeyron convert 3411 m ft 0 Maritime Alps Mercantour Massif Cime du G las convert 3143 m ft 0 Maritime Alps Pelat Massif Mont Pelat convert 3050 m ft 0 Maritime Alps Massif des Trois v ch s T te de l Estrop convert 2961 m ft 0 Ligurian Alps Ligurian Alps Pointe Marguareis convert 2651 m ft 0 Savoy Prealps ChablaisAlps Hauts ...Refimprove date June 2010 Geobox Range name French Alps native name image Mont Blanc and Lake of Passy.JPG image caption The west face of Mont Blanc , the tallest mountain in the French Alps, from Passy ... Alps geology B ndner schist geology1 flysch geology2 molasse period Tertiary orogeny Alpine orogeny ... Alps, br with the Prealps ranges highlighted in orange. Image Alps of France NASA A2002274 1240 250m.jpg thumb right 260px NASA photo of the French Alps 26 Oct 2002 . The French Alps are those portions of the Alps mountain range which stand within France , located in the Rh ne Alpes and Provence ..., is the highest mountain in the Alps as well as the List of highest points of European countries ... years ref Notable towns in the French Alps include Grenoble , Chamonix , Annecy , Chamb ry , and Albertville ... more details
Alps border ChablaisAlps border1 Pennine Alps border2 Lepontine Alps border3 Urner Alps length imperial ... Fribourg Alps and Vaud Alps respectively. The Rh ne River Rh ne valley separates them from the ChablaisAlps in the west and from the Pennine Alps in the south the upper Rh ne valley separate them from the Lepontine Alps in the south east the Grimsel Pass and the Aar valley separates them from the Urner Alps in the east their northern edge is not so well defined, describing a line roughly from Lake Geneva to Lake Lucerne . The Bernese Alps are drained by the river Aar and its tributary Saane in the north ...Geobox Range name Bernese Alps other name lang fr Alpes bernoises other name1 lang de Berner Alpen image ... Central Alps The Bernese Alps are a group of mountain range s in the western part of the Alps , in Switzerland ... of Bern , portions of the Bernese Alps are in the adjacent cantons of Valais , Canton of Lucerne ... Berner Alpen, Pr les.JPG thumb left Bernese Alps seen from Bernese Jura One of the most considerable Alpine ranges, the Bernese Alps extend from the gorge of Saint Maurice, Switzerland Saint Maurice ..., to the river Reuss river Reuss thus including the Urner Alps . The principal ridge, a 100 ... Alps extends through a great part of the canton of Berne Bernese Oberland , throwing out branches ... guide, Central Alps , 1866, London ref File Gross Fiescherhorn.jpg thumb left The north face ... part of the Alps . ref http whc.unesco.org en list 1037 Jungfrau Aletsch Bietschhorn World Heritage Site ref A characteristic in the orography of the Bernese Alps is, that whereas the western of that chain ... of the Alps most visited by tourists. Since strangers first began to visit the Alps, the names of Grindelwald , Lauterbrunnen , and Interlaken have been famous. But unlike many other Alps Alpine regions ... amongst the most difficult in the Alps. ref name Ball Jungfrau Aletsch area main Jungfrau Aletsch ... is located in the eastern Bernese Alps in the most glaciated region of the Alps. It was inscribed ... more details
Refimprove date June 2009 The Grison Alps are the mountain s of the Graub nden canton of Switzerland Grisons being the English name for the Graub nden region . There are many significant peaks in the Grison Alps, including the T di 3,614 m and the highest peak, Piz Bernina 4,049 m . Many of the mountain ranges feature extensive glaciers, such as at the Lepontine Alps Adula , the Albula Range Albula , the Silvretta , the Bernina Range Bernnina or the R tikon range. The Grison Alps include parts of both the Eastern Alps and the Western Alps . The Eastern Alps located in Graub nden are the Rhaetian Alps , which is part to the Central Eastern Alps . The Rhaetian Alps consists of the following mountain ranges Samnaun Alps , R tikon , Silvretta , Sesvenna Range , Albula Range , Plessur Range , Oberhalbstein Range , Livigno Range , Bregaglia Range and the Bernina Range . The Western Alps located in Graub nden, include portions of the Lepontine Alps and the Glarus Alps . ref citebook title The History of Switzerland first Heinrich last Zschokke publisher BiblioBazaar year 2008 ISBN 0559312873 ref References refs coord 46 N 9 E type mountain region CH GR display title Category Mountain ranges of the Alps Category Mountain ranges of Graub nden Grisons geo stub de B ndner Alpen it Alpi Grigionesi nn Grison Alpane ... more details
The Limestone Alps lang de Kalkalpen are the two mountain range s, roughly convert 600 km mi long, which run parallel to the main mountain range of the Austrian Central Alps and to its north and south. They are known as the Northern Limestone Alps Northern and Southern Limestone Alps respectively. The best known mountain groups in the Limestone Alps are in the north the R tikon , Wetterstein , Wilder Kaiser , Steinberge , Dachstein massif , Totes Gebirge , Ges use , Hochschwab and the local Vienna mountains, the Rax and the Schneeberg Alps Schneeberg in the south, the Dolomites , Carnic Alps and Karavanken . The Geomorphology mountain and hill profiles of the Limestone Alps are very varied and range from jagged peaks and rock faces to high plateau s and extensive areas of karst . They are of economic importance, not least because they are sources of drinking water and have many accessible dripstone cave dripstone and ice cave s. Whilst the central Alps are mainly composed of crystalline rock granite , gneiss or slate the High Tauern , the Limestone Alps are made of lighter and more porous rock. In addition to limestone , they contain dolomite , marl , sandstone and the like. See also Mountain building , tectonics , Alpine folding Limestone Alps National Park in Austria Category Alps Category Mountain ranges of Europe de Kalkalpen lt Klintin s Alp s nl Kalkalpen pl Alpy Wapienne ro Alpii Calcaro i ... more details
ALPS Mountaineering is a camping gear manufacturer, whose products include tent s, backpack s, and sleeping bag s. Founded in 1993 by Dennis Brune, the companies most recent expansion is the camping gear line for Browning Arms Company . ref http www.browningcamping.com browning about ref History ALPS Mountaineering was started in 1993 by Dennis Brune, who had previously ran Kelty company Kelty , in rural east central Missouri . With his oldest child beginning middle school, the flexibility of starting his own company was enough convince him to leave Kelty. Over the years the company has grown, becoming a very family oriented company with several members of the Brune family becoming employees. ref http www.alpsmountaineering.com alps about ref Products ALPS produces many camping and hiking products under their four brands ALPS Mountaineering, ALPS OutdoorZ, Browning Camping, and their budget line, Cedar Ridge. ref http www.alpsmountaineering.com alpsalps brands ref Under these brands, they produce tents, backpacks, sleeping bags, sleeping pads, air mattresses, and camping furniture like chairs, cots, and tables. Distribution ALPS Mountaineering products are primarily distributed through channels such as Outdoor specialty stores like REI and Cabelas Online retailers like Amazon.com References reflist External links http www.alpsmountaineering.com ALPS Mountaineering official site Category Camping equipment manufacturers Category Companies based in Missouri US manufacturing company stub ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Geobox Range name Noric Alps image Nationalpark Nockberge Landschaft 26082007 01.jpg image caption Nock Mountains country Austria country2 Slovenia state Carinthia state Carinthia state1 Styria state Styria state2 Lower Styria parent Central Eastern Alps highest Eisenhut highest elevation 2441 highest lat d 46 highest lat m 57 highest lat s 11 highest lat NS N highest long d 13 highest long m 55 highest long s 45 highest long EW E area length length orientation width width orientation geology period orogeny map SOIUSA Alpi Orientali sezione19.png map caption Location of the Noric Alps 19 The Noric Alps lang de Norische Alpen are a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps located mostly in Austria 98 of the region is Austrian, mainly in the southern Carinthia ... the Katschberg Pass in the West to the Mur River in the East. The Noric Alps are surrounded by the Hohe ... river Gailtal Alps, the Karavanke and Pohorje ranges of the Southern Limestone Alps . File Nockberge ... in the context of the Eastern Alps , where many mountains rise above 3000m 10,000ft . Other notable ... covered the whole group of ranges of the Central Eastern and Northern Limestone Alps east of the Dreiherrnspitze ... Alps as the mountain chain from the Mur in the East up to the Brenner Pass in the West, including the High and Low Tauern as well as the Tux Alps Tux and Zillertal Alps . Subdivisions The SOIUSA International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps SOIUSA concept specifies the Noric Alps as Carinthian Styrian Alps Alpi di Stiria e Carinzia . According to the Alpine Club classification of the Eastern Alps Alpine Club classification the Noric Alps are further subdivided into the Gurk river Gurktal Alps in the west, with the highest peaks in the Nock Mountains Nockberge , and the Lavant river Lavanttal Alps in the east, separated by the Neumarkt in Steiermark Neumarkt Pass. In the south ... of the Alps de Norische Alpen fr Alpes noriques it Alpi Noriche pl Alpy Noryckie ... more details
Afton Alps is a ski resort, which hosts a collection of Skiing ski and Snowboarding snowboard trails, located along the St. Croix River Wisconsin Minnesota St. Croix River south of Afton, Minnesota in the United States . There are nearly convert 300 acre km2 skiable at Afton Alps. The Alps often utilize Snow cannon artificial snow for maintaining the slopes. A total of 48 trails and 18 chairlifts are used throughout the ski resort. There are a total of 5 chalet s, including the Meadows Chalet, the Highlands Chalet, the Alpine Chalet, and the Alps Chalet. During the summer Afton Alps runs an eighteen hole golf course and a mountain bike trail. Winter Activities The following are activities included at Afton Alps Alpine skiing Cross country skiing Night skiing Snowboarding Tubing recreation Tubing Golf Biking See also Skiing Ski resorts Afton, Minnesota External links http www.aftonalps.com Afton Alps Homepage References http www.cityofafton.net The City of Afton http www.aftonalps.com Afton Alps http www.onthesnow.com MN 2 On The Snow http www.aftonalps.com stats.php Afton Alps stats coord 44 51 20 N 92 47 21 W display title Category Ski areas and resorts in Minnesota Category Buildings and structures in Washington County, Minnesota Category Visitor attractions in Washington County, Minnesota ... more details
Infobox planet minorplanet yes width 25em bgcolour FFFFC0 apsis name Alps symbol image caption discovery yes discovery ref discoverer discovery site discovered , designations yes mp name 10957 alt names 6068 P L named after Alps mp category orbit ref epoch May 14, 2008 aphelion 3.2991886 perihelion 2.6477878 semimajor eccentricity 0.1095348 period 1872.8274226 avg speed inclination 5.03229 asc node 192.56560 mean anomaly 63.19440 arg peri 216.24414 satellites physical characteristics yes dimensions mass density surface grav escape velocity sidereal day axial tilt pole ecliptic lat pole ecliptic lon albedo temperatures temp name1 mean temp 1 max temp 1 temp name2 max temp 2 spectral type abs magnitude 14.0 10957 Alps 6068 P L is a Asteroid belt main belt asteroid discovered by C. J. Van Houten and I. Van Houten Groeneveld using Palomar Schmidt Plates in 1960. It was named for the European mountain range known as the Alps . ref Cite web url http ssd.jpl.nasa.gov sbdb.cgi?sstr 10957 Alps title JPL Small Body Database Browser accessdate 26 December 2008 work publisher date ref References Reflist MinorPlanets Navigator 10956 Vosges 10958 Mont Blanc MinorPlanets Footer DEFAULTSORT Alps Category Main Belt asteroids Category Asteroids named for places Category Discoveries by Cornelis Johannes van Houten Category Discoveries by Ingrid van Houten Groeneveld Category Astronomical objects discovered in 1960 Beltasteroid stub fa it 10957 Alps hu 10957 Alps pl 10957 Alps pt 10957 Alps uk 10957 vi 10957 Alps yo 10957 Alps ... more details
Geobox Mountain Range name Lechtal Alps other name lang de Lechtaler Alpen image Parseierspitze.jpg image caption Parseierspitze with Grinner Glacier country Austria state Tyrol state Tyrol state1 Vorarlberg parent Northern Limestone Alps border Allg u Alps border1 Ammergau Alps area 1000 highest Parseierspitze highest elevation 3036 highest lat d 47 highest lat m 10 highest lat s 28 highest lat NS N highest long d 10 highest long m 28 highest long s 42 highest long EW E map Lechtaler Alpen.png map caption Lechtal Alps highlighted in yellow within Northern Limestone Alps The Lechtal Alps lang de Lechtaler Alpen are a mountain range in western Austria , and part of the greater Northern Limestone Alps range. Named for the Lech River which drains them north ward into Germany, the Lechtal Alps occupy the Austrian states of Tyrol state Tyrol and Vorarlberg and are known for their diverse rock structure. The highest peaks are, in descending order Parseierspitze , convert 3040 m Dawinkopf , convert 2970 m S dlicher Schwarzer Kopf , convert 2949 m Gatschkopf , convert 2947 m Bocksgartenspitze , convert 2939 m Holzgauer Wetterspitze , convert 2898 m Oberer Bocksgartenkopf , convert 2888 m Vorderseespitze , convert 2888 m Freispitze , convert 2887 m Eisenspitze , convert 2859 m commons category Lechtaler Alpen Northern Limestone Alps Category Mountain ranges of Tyrol state Category Mountain ranges of the Alps Category Lechtal Alps Tyrol geo stub Vorarlberg geo stub cs Lechtalsk Alpy da Lechtaler Alperne de Lechtaler Alpen fr Alpes de Lechtal it Alpi della Lechtal nl Lechtaler Alpen no Lechtal Alpene pl Alpy Lechtalskie fi Lechtalin Alpit ... more details
distinguish Air Alpes Infobox Airline airline Air Alps logo Airalpslogo.png logo size 175 fleet size 5 destinations 7 IATA A6 ICAO LPV callsign ALPAV parent company slogan Discover the sky founded 1998 headquarters Innsbruck , Austria key people hubs Bolzano Airport Bolzano secondary hubs Leonardo da Vinci Airport Rome Fiumcino focus cities Salerno Airport Salerno frequent flyer lounge alliance website http www.airalps.at Airalps.at Air Alps Air Alps Aviation, Alpenl ndisches Flugunternehmen Ges.m.b.H. is an airline based in Innsbruck , Austria . ref http www.airalps.at contacts.html just get in contact with us . Air Alps. Retrieved on 23 June 2010. AAA Air Alps Aviation Alpenl ndisches Flugunternehmen Ges.m.b.H. Eduard Bodem Gasse 1 III A 6020 Innsbruck Austria companyseat Innsbruck ref It is an independent regional airline serving 10 cities in Italy from Milan and Rome , international services from Milan , as well as charter services. Alitalia codeshares on all Air Alps services. Its ... on the entire Air Alps network was established. The airline is owned by Alpen Air consortium ... routes, which eventually helped Air Alps Aviation to be back in profit. The company is currently November 2007 employing 160 people, 60 in Innsbruck and 100 in Italy. Destinations Image Air Alps Dornier 328 110.jpg thumb right An Air Alps Dornier 328 Dornier 328 110 landing at Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport Air Alps currently operates the following services according to their homepage April ... Terme and Zadar Croatia . Fleet The Air Alps fleet consists of the following aircraft at 8 November ... Companies Aviation Commons category Air Alps http www.airalps.at Official website http www.ch aviation.ch aircraft.php?search set&airline A6&al op 1 Air Alps Fleet br Navbox Airlines of Austria ... Airlines established in 1998 de Air Alps es Air Alps fr Air Alps Aviation id Air Alps it Air A ps nl Air Alps pl Air Alps ru Air Alps tr Air Alps vi Air Alps ... more details
Geobox Range Heading name Bavarian Alps native name Bayerische Alpen other name other name1 category ... type region district type district municipality Family range Alps border Western Rhaetian Alps border1 North Tyrol Limestone Alps border2 Northern Salzburg Alps part city landmark river Locations highest ... sezione22.png map caption Bavarian Alps section nr.22 within Eastern Alps map background map location map locator website footnotes The Bavarian Alps lang de Bayerische Alpen are a mountain range in the north eastern part of the Alps . Geography The term Bavarian Alps in its wider sense refers to that part of the Alps that lies on Bavaria n state territory in Germany. However it is usually understood that the Bavarian Alps are only those ranges between the rivers Lech and Saalach in Germany. In this narrower sense, the Allg u Alps , which have only been part of Bavaria in more recent times, and the Berchtesgaden Alps are not considered part of the Bavarian Alps. The term is frequently used, but does not correspond to the Alpine Club classification of the Eastern Alps classification of the Eastern Alps developed by the German speaking Alpine Club s. It should not be confused with the term ... International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps the Bavarian Alps are an Alpine section ... Italian page doi isbn 978 88 8068 273 8 ref main part Eastern Alps major sector Northern Limestone Alps section Bavarian Alps SOIUSA code code II B 22 Subivision The range is divided into six Alpine ..., Allg u Alps lang de Allg uer Alpen SOIUSA code II B 22.II, Ammergau Alps lang de Ammergauer Alpen SOIUSA code II B 22.III, Wallgau Alps lang de Wallgauer Alpen SOIUSA code II B 22.IV, Mangfall Mountains lang de Mangfallgebirge SOIUSA code II B 22.V, Chiemgau Alps lang de Chiemgauer Alpen SOIUSA code II B 22.VI. Notable summits The Bavarian Alps in their broader sense include the following parts ... the highest mountain of the Allg u Alps , the H he 2657 AT high Gro er Krottenkopf , lies ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Geobox Range name Samnaun Alps image Muttler01.jpg image caption Muttler country Austria country1 Switzerland country2 state Tyrol state state1 Graub nden state2 parent Central Eastern Alps border Verwall Alps border1 Silvretta border2 Sesvenna Range border3 tztal Alps highest Muttler highest elevation 3293 highest lat d 46 highest lat m 54 highest lat s 1 highest lat NS N highest long d 10 highest long m 22 highest long s 42 highest long EW E geology period orogeny area length length orientation width width orientation map Samnaun.png map caption Location of the Samnaun Alps The Samnaun Alps are a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps , named after the Swiss municipality of Samnaun . They are located at the border of the Austria n state of Tyrol state Tyrol and the Graub nden canton of Switzerland . The range includes the following peaks style border collapse collapse class wikitable sortable Peak colspan 2 Elevation m ft Muttler 3293 10,804 Piz Tsch tta 3258 10,689 Piz Mundin 3146 10,322 Vesilspitze 3115 10,220 Piz Rots 3097 10,161 Vesulspitze 3092 10,145 Hexenkopf 3038 9,968 B rkelkopf 3033 9,951 Gemspleiskopf 3017 9,899 Rothbleiskopf 2938 9,640 File SamnaunAlps.jpg thumb right Muttler left and Piz Tsch tta right For a list of passes, see Passes of the Silvretta and R tikon Ranges . See also Swiss Alps List of mountains in Switzerland Category Mountain ranges of the Alps Category Mountain ranges of Tyrol state Category Mountain ranges of Graub nden Category Landeck District Central Alps Tyrol geo stub cs Samnaun de Samnaungruppe fr Massif de Samnaun it Gruppo del Samnaun nl Samnaungroep nn Samnaunfjella pl Masyw Samnaun fi Samnaunin Alpit vi Samnaun ... more details
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