Alps

The Alps is the collective name for one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria in the east, Slovenia, Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany, through to France in the west. The highest mountain in the Alps is the Mont Blanc at 4810 meters on the French-Italian border.

· Position and name of the Alps

· Limits of the Alps

· Climate of the Alps

o Olive Region of the Alps

o Vine Region of the Alps

o Mountain Region of the Alps

o Subalpine Region of the Alps

o Alpine Region of the Alps

o Glacial Region of the Alps

· Main chain of the Alps

· Principal passes of the Alps

· Political history and modern state of the inhabitants of the Alps

· Exploration of the High Alps

· Geology of the Alps

· Peaks and passes of the Alps

Western Alps

Maritime Alps - Cottian Alps - Dauphine Alps - Graian Alps - Pennine Alps

Central Alps

Swiss Alps, including North-Eastern Swiss Alps - Bernese Oberland - Lepontine Alps - Todi Range - Bernina Alps - Albula Range - Silvretta and Rätikon Ranges

Eastern Alps

The Alps of Bavaria, the Vorarlberg, and Salzburg - Tirolean Alps - Ortler, Oetzthal and Stubai Ranges - Lombard Alps - Dolomites - South-Eastern Alps

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