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Bookmark or Share- Alps Facts | Blog | Nature - PBSThe Alps are Europe’s highest and most extensive mountain range. Mont Blanc is the highest mountain in the Alps, spanning 3 countries. Its granite ramparts distinguish it from other peaks.
- Alps Mountain Range - WorldAtlasThe Alps are an extensive mountain system that is located in south-central Europe. These mountain ranges extend for about 1,200 km in a crescent shape across eight Alpine countries, namely Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Slovenia, and Switzerland.
- Alps | Map, Mountaineering, & Facts | BritannicaAlps, a small segment of a discontinuous mountain chain that stretches from the Atlas Mountains of North Africa across southern Europe and Asia to beyond the Himalayas. The Alps extend north from the subtropical Mediterranean coast near Nice, France, to Lake Geneva before trending east-northeast to Vienna.
- Geography and physical features of the Alps | BritannicaAlps, Mountain system, south-central Europe. The Alps extend in a crescent about 750 mi (1,200 km) from the Mediterranean coast between France and Italy to Vienna and cover more than 80,000 sq mi (207,000 sq km). Several peaks rise above 10,000 ft (3,000 m); the highest is Mont Blanc.
- The Alps - Europe's Largest Mountain Range | Complete GuideThe Alps offer some of the greatest supported hiking and walking opportunities in Europe. The trails are well-maintained, well-marked and connected by hundreds of villages, hamlets, inns and mountain huts where hikers can find accommodation that is clean and comfortable.
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