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 is a mountain range in the western Alps . It is situated between the Lake Geneva and the Mont Blanc Massif ref citation last first title Cha ne franco suisse publisher Club Alpin Suisse CAS year 2003 id 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 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 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 Tour Salli re Image LacdeSalanfe.jpg thumb left Lac de Salanfe The main peaks of the ChablaisAlps are style border collapse collapse class wikitable sortable Peak colspan 2 Elevation ... 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 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 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 align center small Victor Emmanuel II small align center colspan 2 2 June 1851 align center colspan ... of dukes Category Dukes of Chablais Category House of Savoy Category Extinct dukedoms ... 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 Harlin as Herself Siena Harlin as Herself Bruno Messerli as Himself Adele Hammond 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 ... Publics du Chablais TPC . Formation The Transports Publics du Chablais was formed, in 2000, as a result ... ASD and Bex Villars Bretaye BVB came together, the merger evolving from the Transports Publics du Chablais ... Publics du Chablais depot and workshops at En Ch lex. A special ceremony was held on Saturday, 6 ... Publics du Chablais railway lines. There are also plans, awaiting approval, for the extension ... of the Alps, Jura and Lake Geneva. This project is an investment designed to benefit the entire region ... cost of CHF 1.5 million, seen as an investment by the Transport Public Chablais, saw the line ... by Transports Publics du Chablais with motto Depuis plus de cent ans et contre toute attente ... The Transports Publics du Chablais website provides excellent topographical color maps of the four Transports Publics du Chablais railway lines and route descriptions, although in French. Click ..., 93, 95 address endings. See the Bex, Chablais, Vaud, and Valais Wikipedia websites for more information. External links Commonscat Transports Publics du Chablais PAGENAME http www.tpc.ch Transports Publics du Chablais website Categories Category Mountain railways Category Railway companies of Switzerland TPC Category Metre gauge railways de Transports Publics du Chablais fr Transports publics du Chablais it Transports Publics du Chablais nl Transports Publics du Chablais ja ... 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 6.37083333333 latitude 46.2652777778 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 ceb Bons en Chablais de Bons en Chablais es Bons en Chablais fr Bons en Chablais it Bons en Chablais ms Bons en Chablais nl Bons en Chablais pl Bons en Chablais sr uk 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 6.63083333333 latitude 46.3794444444 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 ceb Saint Paul en Chablais de Saint Paul en Chablais es Saint Paul en Chablais fr Saint Paul en Chablais it Saint Paul en Chablais ms Saint Paul en Chablais nl Saint Paul en Chablais pl Saint Paul en Chablais uk 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 date of birth birth date 1741 6 21 df y place of birth Palace of Venaria , Turin date of death death date and age 1808 1 4 1741 6 21 df y place of death 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 ... Chablais was born at the Palace of Venaria ref name Medicine Cite book url http books.google.com ... his father gave him the Duke of Chablais Duchy of Chablais having been styled as such since ... , Chablais also carried out improvements to the building under the direction of Ignatius Birago Borgaro ref name Agli . Chablais later married Princess Maria Ana of Savoy Maria Anna of Savoy at the Royal ... 1759 1802 , London, London, 1911, pg.86 ref Chablais was given control of the Army of Italy ... ref name Savoia . At his death the title of Duke of Chablais reverted to the crown. Ancestry ... Titles and styles 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 DATE OF BIRTH 21 June 1741 PLACE ... DEFAULTSORT Benedetto, Prince, Duke Of Chablais Category 1741 births Category 1808 deaths Category ... Revolutionary Wars Category Italian people of French descent Category Dukes of Chablais it Benedetto Maria Maurizio di Savoia simple Benedetto, Duke of Chablais ... more details
Cenis Graian Alps from Col du Mont Cenis to the Little St Bernard Pass Little Saint Bernard Pass Chablais ...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
Alps Pointe Marguareis convert 2651 m ft 0 French Prealps Savoy Prealps ChablaisAlps Hauts Forts ...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 ... 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 Grand Paradis Massif Gran Paradiso Gran Paradiso convert 4061 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 ... 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 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 ja pl Alpy ujednoznacznienie ... more details
to east, south of Rhone and Rhine ChablaisAlps Valais Dents du Midi Arve Mont Blanc Massif 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 15,202 ft near the Swiss Italian border ... Ages , transit across the Alps played an important role in history. The region north of the St ... of Switzerland File 10127 Berner Alpen Pr les.jpg thumb Swiss Alps seen from the Swiss Jura The Alps .... Despite the fact that Switzerland covers only 14 of the Alps total area 192,753 km , ref ... 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 and the plateau runs from Vevey on the shores ... ref The countries with which Switzerland shares mountain 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 the Rhine from Lake Constance to the Spl gen ... Eastern Alps , except the Ortler Alps which belong to the Southern Limestone Alps . The Pennine Alps Pennine , Bernese Alps Bernese and Bernina Range are they highest ranges of the country ... Alps culminating at 2,500 metres. situated out of the Main chain of the Alps main chain Western Alps ... 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 ... 10127 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 of the Gross ... 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 ... railways, make the northern side of the range, the Bernese Oberland , one of the portions 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 ... the most difficult in the Alps. ref name Ball Jungfrau Aletsch area main Jungfrau Aletsch Protected ... more details
Refimprove date June 2010 Geobox Range name Graian Alps image MountBlanc05.jpg image caption Mont Blanc area, Mer de Glace in foreground country France country1 Italy country2 Switzerland region Savoie region1 Piedmont region2 Aosta Valley region3 Valais parent Alps border ChablaisAlps border1 Pennine Alps border2 Cottian Alps border3 Dauphin Alps length length orientation width width orientation highest Mont Blanc highest elevation 4810.45 highest lat d 45 highest lat m 50 highest lat s 1 highest lat NS N highest long d 6 highest long m 51 highest long s 54 highest long EW E map map caption The Graian Alps Italian Alpi Graie French Alpes Gr es are a mountain range in the western part of the Alps . They are located in France Savoie , Italy Piedmont and the Aosta Valley , and Switzerland western Valais . The Col des Montets separates them from the ChablaisAlps the Col Ferret and the Dora Baltea valley separate them from the Pennine Alps the Col du Mont Cenis separates them from the Cottian Alps the Arc Savoie Arc valley separates them from the Dauphin Alps . The Graian Alps can be divided into four groups the Mont Blanc group north of the Little St Bernard Pass the Central group the watershed between the Little St Bernard Pass and the Col du Mont Cenis the Western or French group, and the Eastern or Italian group. The western group contains the Vanoise National Park the eastern group contains the Gran Paradiso national park. The French side of the Graian Alps is drained by the river ... of the Po River Po . Peaks The main peaks of the Graian Alps are Mont Blanc group Image Mont ... The main passes of the Graian Alps are shown in the table below. The group in which the pass is located ... Swiss Alps References 1911 Reflist External links commonscat http www.supervht.com Gran 20Paradiso.htm ... alps.html Graian Alps on Summitpost English coord 45 30 N 7 10 E type mountain region IT display title Category Mountain ranges of the Alps Category Mountain ranges of France Category Mountain ranges ... 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 ... 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
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 in the city of Afton, Minnesota in the United States . There are nearly convert 300 acre km2 skiiable 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 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 Minnesota coord 44 51 20 N 92 47 21 W display title Category Ski areas and resorts in Minnesota Category Washington County, Minnesota ... 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 ... a codeshare agreement with Alitalia on the entire Air Alps network was established. The airline is owned ... 3.18 ref name FI . In 2004 Armin Partl became CEO of Air Alps with Sabine Mertens being Director ... 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 ... Alps fleet consists of the following aircraft at 8 November 2009 http www.ch aviation.ch aircraft.php ...&al op 1 Air Alps Fleet References reflist 2 br Navbox Airlines of Austria Category Airlines of Austria Category European Regions Airline Association Category Airlines established in 1998 de Air Alps es Air Alps fr Air Alps Aviation id Air Alps it Air A ps nl Air Alps Aviation pl Air Alps ru Air Alps tr Air Alps vi Air 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 Austria 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
noref date June 2008 Geobox Range name Eastern Alps other name other name1 image Tschierva glacier rework.jpg image caption Piz Bernina centre left with the Biancograt to the left, Piz Scerscen centre right and Piz Roseg right , seen from Piz Corvatsch country Switzerland country1 Austria country2 Liechtenstein country3 Germany country4 Italy country5 Slovenia region type region parent Alps border Wienerwald border1 length imperial length orientation width imperial width orientation geology period orogeny highest Piz Bernina highest elevation 4049 highest lat d 46 highest lat m 22 highest lat s 56.6 highest lat NS N highest long d 9 highest long m 54 highest long s 29.2 highest long EW E map Alps Regions Eastern Alps .png map caption Map of the Eastern Alps Eastern Alps is the name given to the eastern half of the Alps , usually defined as the area east of the Spl gen Pass in eastern Switzerland . North of the Spl gen Pass, the Posterior Rhine forms the border, and south of the pass, the Liro Como Liro river and Lake Como form the boundary line. The Eastern Alps include parts of Switzerland ... Alps are traditionally divided according to the Alpenvereins Einteilung arrangement of the Alpine Club into several dozen small regions, each assigned to the Northern Calcareous Alps , the Central Eastern Alps or the Southern Calcareous Alps . Fuller details are given on those pages of the regions they contain. The highest mountain in the Eastern Alps is Piz Bernina 4,049 m in Switzerland ... and then the Gro glockner 3,798 m in Austria. During the W rm glaciation , the Eastern Alps were drier than the Western Alps , with the contiguous ice shield ending in the region of the Niedere Tauern in Austria . This allowed many species to survive the ice age in the Eastern Alps where they could ... Alps. See also Northern Calcareous Alps Central Eastern Alps Southern Calcareous Alps List ..., Slap Slap Revolution, Total Drama World Tour and LeShawna Category Mountain ranges of the Alps ... more details
The Rhaetian Alps are a part of the Central Eastern Alps along the Italian Swiss and Austrian Swiss borders, mostly located in the Graub nden canton in eastern Switzerland. Piz Bernina 13,284 ft 4,049 m , set on the Italian border, is the highest peak. The Rhaetian Alps contain the Albula Range Albula , Bernina Alps Bernina , Bregaglia Range Bregaglia , R tikon and Silvretta subranges. The Swiss National Park is located in the eastern segment. See also Swiss Alps coord 46 48 N 10 00 E dim 20000 type mountain source dewiki display title Category Mountain ranges of Graub nden Grisons geo stub de R tische Alpen et Reetia Alpid es Alpes R ticos fr Alpes rh tiques it Alpi Retiche nl R tische Alpen no De r tiske Alpene nn Dei r tiske Alpane pl Alpy Retyckie ro Alpii Retici ru fi Reetian Alpit uk ... more details
Image Hauteroute alps seabhcan.jpg thumb 300px Part of the Haute Route between France and Swiss Alps ... 300px View of Theodul Pass 3,301 m around 1800. The High Alps are those parts of the Alps unsuitable for habitation or seasonal transhumance in the Alps transhumance . This includes all regions higher ... permanently inhabited village in the Alps. Alpine pasture s are typically below 2,400 m ...&hl de&sa X&oi book result&resnum 9&ct result ref . The High Alps have tundra climate tundra ... Alps began in the 18th century, with Horace B n dict de Saussure . The first ascent of the highest peak of the alps, Mont Blanc , dates to 1786. All important List of mountain passes in Switzerland ... of the mountains. In some parts of the Alps the limit is about 2,400 m elevation, while in others ... of the Alps sustains a far more varied and brilliant vegetation. center class wikitable align center style text align center margin right 0px relief map of the Alps with altitudes above 2,500 m highlighted Image label begin image High Alps relief.jpg width width 600 float float none Image label small x 0.15 y 0.17 scale width 600 text span style font size 120 Bernese Alps span Image label small x 0.01 y 0.44 scale width 600 text span style font size 120 Cottian Alps span Image label small x 0.55 y 0.09 scale width 600 text span style font size 120 Central Eastern Alps span Image label small x 0.11 y 0.32 scale width 600 text span style font size 120 Graian Alps span Image label small x 0.09 y 0.37 scale width 600 text span style font size 120 Dauphin Alps span Image label small x 0.34 y 0.10 scale width 600 text span style font size 100 Glarus Alps span Image label small x 0.14 y 0.24 scale width 600 text span style font size 120 Pennine Alps span Image label small x 0.36 y 0.17 scale width 600 text span style font size 120 Lepontine Alps span Image label small x 0.06 y 0.48 scale width 600 text span style font size 100 Maritime Alps span Image label end center References reflist ... more details
Geobox Range name Berchtesgaden Alps image Blick vom Kehlsteinhaus MQ.jpg image caption View from Kehlsteinhaus on Watzmann massif country GER country1 AUT state Bavaria state1 Salzburg state Salzburg parent Northern Limestone Alps highest Hochk nig highest elevation 2941 highest lat d 47 highest lat m 25 highest lat s 14.9 highest lat NS N highest long d 13 highest long m 3 highest long s 47.4 highest long EW E area length length orientation width width orientation geology period orogeny map Berchtesgardener Alpen.png map caption Location of the Berchtesgaden Alps The Berchtesgaden Alps lang de Berchtesgadener Alpen are a group of mountains of the Northern Limestone Alps , named after the Bavarian market town of Berchtesgaden in its centre. Position Image Berchtesgaden Alps 10km.jpg thumb Berchtesgaden Alps from 10 000 m The mountain range is bounded by the Saalach river in the west and the Salzach in the east. Its northernmost peak is the Untersberg south of Salzburg . Salzburgerland and Bavaria The central part of the Berchstesgaden Alps belongs to the Bavaria n district of Berchtesgadener Land , the northern, eastern and southern edges are part of the Salzburg state Salzburgerland ... Slate Alps to the south. Kitzb hel Alps to the southwest. Loferer Steinberge Loferer and Leoganger Steinberge to the west. Chiemgau Alps to the northwest. Mountains and lakes The best known peak of the Berchtesgaden Alps is the Watzmann , the third highest mountain of Germany at convert 2713 m ft ... small References references External links commons cat Berchtesgaden Alps Berchtesgadener Alpen http www.steinmandl.de Berchtesgadener.htm Touren und Gipfel in den Berchtesgaden Alps auf steinmandl.de ... Berchtesgadener Alps http www.m klueber.de Foto Alpen Berchtesgadener Berchtesgadener Alpen.htm ... Alps coord 47 25 N 13 4 E type mountain display title Northern Limestone Alps Category Geography of Salzburgerland Category Mountain ranges of the Alps Category Biosphere reserves of Germany cs ... more details
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