Refimprove date June 2010 Geobox Range name FrenchAlps native name image Mont Blanc and Lake of Passy.JPG image caption The west face of Mont Blanc , the tallest mountain in the FrenchAlps, from Passy ... years ref Notable towns in the FrenchAlps include Grenoble , Chamonix , Annecy , Chamb ry , and Albertville ... Alps geology B ndner schist geology1 flysch geology2 molasse period Tertiary orogeny Alpine orogeny ... m 51 highest long s 54 highest long EW E map Massifs des Pr alpes map fr.svg map caption Ranges of the FrenchAlps, br with the Prealps ranges highlighted in orange. Image Alps of France NASA A2002274 1240 250m.jpg thumb right 260px NASA photo of the FrenchAlps 26 Oct 2002 . The FrenchAlps are those portions of the Alps mountain range which stand within France , located in the Rh ne Alpes and Provence Alpes C te d Azur regions. Mont Blanc Italian Monte Bianco , located on the French Italian border, is the highest mountain in the Alps as well as the List of highest points of European countries ... 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 ... 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
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
2,152 7,060 Pointe de Bellevue 2,042 6,699 Le M le 1,863 6,112 See also Swiss AlpsFrenchAlps References reflist 2 Category Mountain ranges of the Alps Category Mountain ranges of Switzerland Category ...Geobox Range name Chablais Alps 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 Chablais Alps 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 Chablais Alps 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 Chablais Alps from across Lake Geneva Image DentJaune.jpg thumb left Summits of the Dents du Midi Image Barme.jpg thumb left Above Champ ry Image TourSalli re.jpg thumb left Tour Salli re Image LacdeSalanfe.jpg thumb left Lac de Salanfe The main peaks of the Chablais Alps are style border collapse collapse class wikitable sortable Peak colspan 2 Elevation m ft Dents du Midi 3,257 10,686 Tour Salli re 3,220 10,564 Mont Ruan 3,053 10,016 ... more details
French department of Alpes Maritimes western slopes . The Maritime Alps are drained by the rivers Roya river Roya , Var River Var and Verdon River Verdon and their tributaries on the French side ...Geobox Range name Maritime Alps other name lang fr Alpes maritimes other name1 lang it Alpi Marittime image Maritime Alps.jpg image caption Maritime Alps country FRA country1 ITA country2 Flag Monaco region ... flag Provence Alpes C te d Azur parent Alps border Ligurian Alps border1 Cottian Alps border2 Provence Alps and Prealps border3 Mediterranean sea river Verdon river Verdon , Ubaye , Roya river Roya , Var ... s 18 highest long EW E map SOIUSA Alpi Occidentali sezione02.png map caption The Maritime Alps within the Western Alps The Maritime Alps are a mountain range in the southwestern part of the Alps . They form the border between the regions of France French region of Provence Alpes C te d Azur and the regions of Italy Italian regions of Piedmont and Liguria . They are the southernmost part of the Alps ... . SOIUSA classification According to SOIUSA International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps ... 88 8068 273 8 ref main part Western Alps major sector South Western Alps section Maritime Alps SOIUSA code code I A 2 The Maritime Alps Sensu stricto s.s. are one of the two subsections that compose the Alpine section. Borders Maritime Alps borders are anticlockwise Vermenagna creek, Col de Tende which connects them with the Ligurian Alps and Roya river Roya east Mediterranean sea and Var river Var valley south Verdon river Verdon , Col d Allos which connects them wiyh Provence Alps and Prealps and Ubaye west Colle della Maddalena which connects them with the Cottian Alps and Stura di Demonte ... map of the Maritime Alps showing their two subsections Maritime Alps s.s. 2.I and Nice Prealps 2.II The Maritime Alps are divided in two subsctions ref name soiu Maritime Alps sensu stricto s.s. Italian language It Alpi Marittime French language Fr Alpes Maritimes d.l.s.l. SOIUSA code I A 2.I Nice ... 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
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 Swiss Alps class wikitable font 90 bgcolor CCCCCC Location Range Cantons Notable peaks East limit ... more details
Alps supergroup catena Settepani Carmo Armetta Italian language It SOIUSA code I A 1.I A Western Ligurian Alps supergroup cha ne du Saccarello French language Fr catena del Saccarello Italian language ...Geobox Range name Ligurian Alps native name lang fr Alpes Ligures , lang it Alpi Liguri image AlpiLiguri0001.jpg ... R gion region flag Piedmont br flag Liguria br flag Provence Alpes C te d Azur parent Alps border Apennine Mountains Apennines border1 Maritime Alps geology period orogeny area length length orientation ... SOIUSA Alpi Occidentali sezione01.png map caption Ligurian Alps section nr.1 within Western Alps coord 44 10 N 8 05 E region IT type mountain display title The Ligurian Alps are a mountain range in northwestern Italy . A small part is located in France . They form the south western extremity of the Alps ... separates them from the Maritime Alps . They form the border between Piedmont in the north and Liguria ... and the Departments of France French department of Alpes Maritimes south western slopes . The Ligurian Alps are drained by the Tanaro River , along with other tributaries of the Po River , on the Piedmontese ... of the Alps the mountain range is an Alpine section, classified in the following way ref name soiu ... ref main part Western Alps major sector Southwestern Alps section Ligurian Alps SOIUSA code code I A 1 Borders Ligurian Alps borders are clockwise Lavanestra valley, Colle di Cadibona or Bocchetta di ... Roya valley , Col de Tende which connects them with Maritime Alps and Vermenagna valley Po Plain north . Subdivision File SOIUSA01 Alpi Liguri.png right thumb 300px Simplified map of Ligurian Alps showing their two subsections Eastern Ligurian Alps 1.I and Western Ligurian Alps 1.II The Ligurian Alps are divided into two subsctions Eastern Ligurian Alps Italian language It Prealpi Liguri French language Fr Alpes Liguriennes Orientales SOIUSA code I A 1.I Western Ligurian Alps Italian language It Alpi del Marguareis French language Fr Alpes Liguriennes Occidentales SOIUSA code I A 1.II These subsections ... more details
French language Fr Alpes du Mont Viso SOIUSA code I A 4.I Central Cottian Alps Italian language ... Alps Italian language It Alpi del Moncenisio French language Fr Alpes du Mont Cenis SOIUSA code I ... Cottian Alps supergroup cha ne Chaberton Tabor Galibier French language Fr catena Chaberton Tabor ...Geobox Range name Cottian Alps other name lang fr Alpes Cottiennes other name1 lang it Alpi Cozie image Monviso Cottian Alps.jpg image caption Monte Viso in the Cottian Alps, seen from the Rocciamelone ... Alps border Graian Alps border1 Dauphin Alps border2 Provence Alps and Prealps border3 Maritime Alps ... Alpi Occidentali sezione04.png map caption Cottian Alps section nr.4 within the Western Alps The Cottian AlpsFrench Alpes Cottiennes List of English exonyms for Italian toponyms Italian Alpi Cozie are a mountain range in the southwestern part of the Alps . They form the border between France Hautes .... Carvill, 1831 pag. 414 ref History For a long part of the middle ages Cottian Alps have been divided ... on the French side , also the upper part of some valleys tributary tributaries of the Po River ... of the Cottian Alps. ref name wald cite book title The Waldensian Way to God publisher Xulon Press ... part of French repubblic. ref cite web url http mjp.univ perp.fr traites 1860turin.htm title Trait ... mjp.univ perp.fr ref Two eastern valleys of the Cottian Alps Pellice and Germanasca have been ... and the Departments of France French departments of Savoie , Hautes Alpes and Alpes de Haute Provence western slopes . The Cottian Alps are drained by the rivers Durance and Arc Savoie Arc and their tributaries on the French side by the Dora Riparia and other tributaries of the Po River Po on the Italian ... of the Alps the mountain range is an Alpine section, classified in the following way ref name soiu ... 8 ref main part Western Alps major sector South Western Alps section Cottian Alps SOIUSA code code I A 4 Borders Cottian Alps borders are clockwise Maddalena Pass south, it connects Cottian with Maritime ... more details
geology of the Alps Refimprove date September 2011 The Alps form part of a Tertiary orogeny orogenic ... during the Alpine orogeny . A gap in these mountain chains in central Europe separates the Alps from ... tectonic subsidence has produced the gaps in between. The Alps arose as a result of the collision of the African ... Blanc , the Matterhorn , and high peaks in the Pennine Alps and Hohe Tauern Harv Stampfli Borel 2004 ... shore of the African landmass. Geologic boundaries of the Alps Image Tectonic map Mediterranean EN.svg thumb 350px Tectonic map of the Mediterranean , showing the position of the Alps within other structures of the Alpide belt . The Alps form a northward wikt convex convex arc around their southeastern ... , an external fold and thrust belt, which can geologically be seen as part of the Alps. The western part of the Molasse basin forms the plateau of the Swiss plateau Mittelland between the Alps and Jura ... is the north south extensional Rhine graben to the north. The Alps continue fairly smoothly into the following ... to the southeast and the Carpathians to the northeast. In the east the Alps are bounded by the Viennese ... structure of the Alps The Alps have a complex geology, but the general structure is the same as for other mountain ranges formed by continental collision . Subdivisions The Alps are often divided into Eastern Alps Eastern , Central Alps and Western Alps , even though the boundaries between these subdivision are rather arbitrary. The division between the Eastern and Central Alps is approximately ... Alps is unclear Harv Pfiffner 2009 p 25 . The main suture geology suture big shear zone in the Alps is called the Periadriatic Seam and runs through the Alps from east to west. This is the boundary ... of this line are Fold geology fold ed and thrusted units of the Southern Alps geology Southern Alps ... subdivision of the geologic units in the Alps for example Harv Schmid Stefan F genshuh Kissling 2004 , Harv Compagnoni 2003 , Harv Pfiffner 2009 pp 25 27 ref Image Alps geology map en.jpg thumb none ... more details
the publications and events are in four languages German, French, Italian and Slovene. Activities The network Alliance in the Alps promotes the exchange of knowledge and experience, threw setting up ... name villes cite web url http www.alpenallianz.org en about alliance in the alps members title List ... public. DYNALP2 With the DYNALP project 2006 2009 , Alliance in the Alps carried on the work on sustainable ... International Commission for the Protection of the Alps CIPRA s Future in the Alps Project ref name future cite web url http www.cipra.org en future in the alps title Project Future in the Alps publisher ... on the model of the Alliance in the Alps network. Like its sister organisation in the Alps, this Central ... projects. References reflist External links http www.alliancealpes.org Alliance in the Alps http www.cipra.org ... 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
and the fifteenth centuries, had to cross the Alps along with their entourages. The French historian Fernand Braudel , in his famous volume on Mediterranean civilisation, describes the Alps as an exceptional ... Balmat , in honor of their climb of Mont Blanc The Alps Alpine region has been populated since .... Currently the Alps sprawl across eight countries France , Monaco , Italy , Switzerland ... Alps, known as tzi the Iceman , lived approximately around 3200 BC. At that stage the population ... in the Alps to be connected, and eventually integrated the inhabitants of the Alps into the culture ... in the Western Alps were established early beginning in the fourth century and resulted in numerous small sees, in the Eastern Alps such foundations continued into the thirteenth century and the dioceses ... regional political powers was mainly situated north of the Alps, first in the Carolingian Empire and later .... In a few regions of the northern slope of the Alps, cattle farming became increasingly oriented ... and Central Alps, the passes were practicable only by pack animals up to the period around ... Mathieu History of the Alps 1500 1900. Environment, Development, and Society, Morgantown 2009, p. 34 ... on the State of the Alps, Innsbruck 2007, p. 36 national statistics from 1999 to 2005 . ref Until ... was already apparent before 1500 and was often temporary. In the Alps themselves, urbanisation was slow ... Scholars offer several opinions about whether the Alps experienced a golden period during or beyond ... level of regional and local autonomy . The process of state formation in the Alps was driven ... different developmental models one of princely centralization Western Alps , a local communal one Switzerland and an intermediate one, characterised by a powerful nobility Eastern Alps . Sixteenth century scholars, especially those from cities near the Alps, began to show a greater interest for the mountain ... and the Alps spread in European society. An example thereof is the famous multi volume work Voyages ... more details
Geobox Range name Pennine Alps other name lang fr Alpes valaisannes other name1 lang de Walliser Alpen other name2 lang it Alpi Pennine image Valais Alps.jpg image caption View of Pennine Alps from Riederalp ... Flag Aosta Valley parent Alps border Graian Alps border1 Lepontine Alps border2 Bernese Alps border3 ... map caption Pennine Alps section nr.9 within the Western Alps The Pennine Alps also Valais Alps are a mountain range in the western part of the Alps . They are located in Switzerland Valais and Italy ... to SOIUSA International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps the mountain range is an Alpine ... 2005 language Italian page doi isbn 978 88 8068 273 8 ref main part Western Alps major sector North Western Alps section Pennine Alps SOIUSA code code I B 9 Borders The Col Ferret and the Dora Baltea valley separate them from the Graian Alps the Simplon Pass separates them from the Lepontine Alps the Rh ne River Rh ne valley separates them from the Bernese Alps . Subdivision The SOIUSA divides the range into five subsections ref name soiu Aosta Walais western Alps German language DE Grand Combin Alpen Italian language IT Alpi del Grand Combin French language FR Alpes vald taines valaisannes occidentales SOIUSA code I B 9.I, Aosta Walais central Alps German language DE Weisshorn Matterhorn Alpen Italian language IT Alpi del Weisshorn e del Cervino French language FR Alpes vald taines valaisannes centrales SOIUSA code I B 9.II, Eastern Aosta and Northern Valsesia Alps German language DE Monte Rosa Alpen Italian language IT Alpi del Monte Rosa French language FR Alpes vald taines orientales et vals siennes septentrionales SOIUSA code I B 9.III, Southern Valsesia Alps German language DE S dliche Sesiataler Alpen Italian language IT Alpi Biellesi e Alpi Cusiane Cusiane French language FR Alpes Vals siennes m ridionales SOIUSA code I B 9.IV, Eastern Walais Alps German language DE stliche Walliser Alpen Italian language IT Alpi del Mischabel e del Weissmies French language FR Alpes valaisannes ... more details
Geobox Range name Dinaric Alps other name Dinarides image Orjen.jpg image caption Orjen at the Bay of Kotor ... Slovenia border Julian Alps highest Maja Jezerc Albania highest elevation 2694 highest lat d 42 ... Alps The Dinaric Alps or Dinarides form a mountain chain in Southern Europe , spanning areas ... 645 km mi 0 along the coast of the Adriatic Sea northwest southeast , from the Julian Alps in the northwest ... changes to north south. The highest mountain of the Dinaric Alps is Mount Prokletije , located on the border ... m ft 0 . The Dinaric Alps are the fifth most rugged and extensively mountainous area of Europe after the Caucasus Mountains , Alps , Pyrenees and Scandinavian Mountains . They are formed largely of secondary ... arc around the old rigid block of the northeast. The Dinaric Alps were thrown up in more or less parallel ranges, stretching like necklaces from the Julian Alps as far as the areas of northern Albania ... example of limestone mountains in Europe are those of the Karst of the Dinaric Alps. Here, all the characteristic ... submerged western Dinaric Alps form the numerous island s and harbours along the Croatian coast ... dot the mountainous landscape, evidence of centuries of war and the refuge the Dinaric Alps have ... underpopulated, and forestry and mining remain the chief economic activities in the Dinaric Alps. The people of the Dinaric Alps are on record as being the tallest in the world, with a male average ... on . ref http www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov pubmed 16168365 Average height of adolescents in the Dinaric Alps .... ref Passes The main mountain pass es of the Dinaric Alps are ref Summitpost. http www.summitpost.org area range 155326 dinaric alps.html Dinaric Alps Passes in the Dinaric Alps, accessed 11 19 2008 ... Tunnels Major tunnels transversing the Dinaric Alps include Tuhobi Tunnel , Croatia Sveti Rok Tunnel , Croatia Mala Kapela Tunnel , Croatia Mountains and plateaus File Dinaric Alps subdivisions fr.svg thumb right 300px Geomorphological subdivisions of Dinaric Alps fix text missing legend title The markers ... 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
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 shared with Italy . The town of Idrija may be taken as marking the dividing line between the Alps to the north ... more details
SOIUSA Alpi Occidentali sezione07.png map caption Graian Alps section nr.7 within the Western Alps The Graian Alps Italian Alpi Graie French Alpes Gr es are a mountain range in the western part of the Alps ... Baltea valley separate them from the Pennine Alps the Dora Riparia valley and the Col du Mont Cenis separates them from the Cottian Alps the Arc Savoie Arc valley separates them from the Dauphin Alps . Subdivision The SOIUSA divides the range into six subsections ref name soiu South eastern Graian Alps Italian language It Alpi di Lanzo e dell Alta Moriana French language Fr Alpes Gr es SOIUSA code I A 7.I, South western Graian Alps Italian language It Alpi della Vanoise e del Grand Arc French language Fr Alpes Gr es Sud occidentales SOIUSA code I A 4.II, Central Graian Alps Italian language It Alpi della Grande Sassi re e del Rutor French language Fr Alpes Gr es e SOIUSA code I A 4.III, North eastern Graian Alps Italian language It Alpi del Gran Paradiso French language Fr Alpes ... Alps Italian language It Alpi del Beaufortain French language Fr Massif du Beaufortain SOIUSA code ...Geobox Range name Graian Alps other name lang fr Alpes Gr es other name1 lang it Alpi Graie image MountBlanc05.jpg ... Valley region3 Flag Valais parent Alps border Cottian Alps border1 Dauphin Alps border2 Savoy Prealps border3 Bernese Alps border4 Pennine Alps border5 Po plain length length orientation width width ... 20NEL 20PERIODO 20PREROMANO.pdf www.leganordavigliana.com ref . Geography The Graian Alps are located in France Rh ne Alpes , Italy Piedmont and the Aosta Valley , and Switzerland western Valais . Their French side of the Graian Alps is drained by the river Is re River Is re Tarentaise valley and its ... According to SOIUSA International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps the mountain range ... series year 2005 language Italian page doi isbn 978 88 8068 273 8 ref main part Western Alps major sector North Western Alps section Graian Alps SOIUSA code code I A 7 Borders The Is re river Is re , Arly ... more details
Jun 2004 Transhumance in the Alps , or seasonal migration between valley and high pastures German ... , lang de Alm, Alp is a traditional practice that has shaped much of the landscape in the Alps, as without ... Alps . History German Alm seasonal mountain pasture is a reduced form of Alben , the original dative ... to the name of the Alps itself, probably a pre Roman and possibly pre Indo European term for mountain . In French, the word Alpage shares the same meaning and etymology. Other words such as Alpe , Arpe ... economy in the Alps dating to the 4th millennium BC Neolithic Europe . ref cite book last Barker ... around 3500 2500 BC ref Research found evidence for transhumance in the Northern Limestone Alps dating ... The transhumance system in the alps has remained virtually unchanged since at least the High Middle ... books?id UVA7AAAAIAAJ&printsec frontcover PPA114,M1 Barker 114 ref Along the edge of the alps, starting ... name HDS Middle Ages HDS 8569 1 3 The Alps Agriculture in the Middle Ages ref In these communities on the edge of the Alps, transhumance included both the vertical movement of cattle to the alpine pastures ... alps, the herds were more diverse. Generally there were large herds of sheep with much smaller cattle ...&printsec frontcover PPA115,M1 Barker 115 ref While transhumance had been practiced in the Alps for thousands ... . ref HDS 25760 Marchenstreit ref Agriculture near the Alps In the valleys along the edge of the Alps ... tell about curses on specific Alps , appearances of the devil or spirits of earlier Sennen , etc ... HDS 8569 1 5 The Alps Agriculture in the 19th & 20th Centuries ref The farmers that are involved ... HDS Modern See also Transhumance History of the Alps Valleys of the Alps Animal husbandry Swiss folklore ... Transhumance In The Alps Category Alps Category Livestock Alps Category Montane ecology Category ... 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
Geobox Range name Dauphin Alps native name Alpes du Dauphin image Barre des Ecrins 20060727.jpg image ... map caption Dauphin Alps section nr.5 within Western Alps country flag France region type regions of France R gion region flag Rh ne Alpes , flag Provence Alpes C te d Azur unit Alps border Cottian Alps border1 Graian Alps border2 Savoy Prealps border3 Dauphin Prealps border4 Provence Alps and Prealps ... of Institut G ographique National ref The Dauphin Alps lang fr Alpes du Dauphin are a group of mountain ranges in southeastern France , west of the main chain of the Alps. Mountain ranges within the Dauphin Alps include the Massif des crins in the Parc national des crins , Belledonne , the Taillefer ... of France former French province whose area roughly corresponded to that of the present departments of Is re , Dr me , and Hautes Alpes . Geography They are separated from the Cottian Alps in the east by the Col du Galibier and the upper Durance valley from the western Graian Alps Vanoise Massif ... than 10,000 feet 3,050 m , with Barre des crins 4,102 m the highest. Administratively the French part of the range belongs to the Departments of France French departments of Is re , Hautes Alpes ... classification According to SOIUSA International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps the mountain ... Alps major sector South Western Alps section Dauphin Alps SOIUSA code code I A 5 Subdivision The Dauphin Alps are divided into seven Alpine subsections ref name soiu Alpes des Grandes Rousses et des ... I A 5.VII Peaks The chief peaks of the Dauphin Alps are TABLE class wikitable TR TD Barre des crins ... de Fer The chief mountain pass passes of the Dauphin Alps are table class wikitable sortable tr ... Reflist Maps French official cartography Institut G ographique National IGN on line version http www.geoportail.fr 5069711 visu2D afficher en 2d.htm www.geoportail.fr SOIUSA sections of the Alps DEFAULTSORT Dauphine Alps Category Mountain ranges of the Alps Category Mountain ranges of France Category ... 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
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