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The Alps are some of the highest and most extensive mountain ranges in Europe, stretching approximately 1,200 km across several Alpine countries: Monaco, France, Switzerland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Ger
The Mont Blanc massif, the highest range of the Alps
An "Alp" refers to a high elevation pasture frequented only in summer. It often includes several huts and small places of worship (here the Alpe Bardughè in Ticino).
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.
A typical alpine village in the Tuxertal valley of Tyrol, Austria
Mont Blanc
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Mont Blanc is a mountain in the Alps, rising 4,807.3 m above sea level, located right at the Franco-Italian border. It is the highest mountain in Europe outside the Caucasus Mountains, the second-most
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…collided. Extreme shortening caused by the event resulted in marine sedimentary rocks rising by thrusting and folding into high mountain peaks such as Mont Blanc and the Matterhorn. The Alpine region area contains 82 peaks higher than 4,000 m (13,000 ft). The altitude and size of the range affect the climate in…
Monte Bianco, Italy
Mont Blanc as seen from the Chécrouit Lake, Italy
Mont Blanc from the TMB
View of the southern side of Mont Blanc (big summit on the left) from Aiguille Rouge