French Prealps
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The French Prealps are a group of subalpine mountain ranges of medium elevation located immediately west of the French Alps. They roughly stretch from Lake Geneva southwest to the rivers Isère and Drô
Summits in the Chartreuse Mountains, part of the French Prealps
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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
French Prealps
…French Alps, with the Prealps ranges highlighted in orange Country France Regions Rhône-Alpes Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Range coordinates Parent range Alps Geology Orogeny Alpine orogeny Rock ages Mesozoic Tertiary Rock types Sedimentary Flysch The French Prealps (French: Préalpes françaises ) are a group…
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