The Alps are the mountain range of south-central Europe, running roughly 1,200 kilometers across Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Slovenia and Switzerland, and reaching their highest point at Mont Blanc. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Area (sq km) Highest Elevation (m)The precise summit elevation of Mont Blanc, the range's highest peak, is 4,808.73 m, rounded here to the nearest metre. Connections
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Source Alps (Wikipedia)
Source Alps (Wikipedia)
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Demonstrates
Shaped By
Source U-Shaped Valleys, Fjords, and Hanging Valleys (U.S. National Park Service)
The Alpine orogeny, driven by the collision of the African and Eurasian plates, raised the range.
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stretching approximately 1,200 km (750 mi) across several Alpine countries
Infobox
The Alps are found in the following countries: Austria (28.7% of the range's area), Italy (27.2%), France (21.4%), Switzerland (13.2%), Germany (5.8%), Slovenia (3.6%), Liechtenstein (0.08%) and Monaco (0.001%).
Infobox coordinates
46°35′N 8°37′E / 46.58°N 8.62°E / 46.58; 8.62
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Orogeny (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationShaped By: Orogeny, BodyQuote, Shaped By: Orogeny, Body
Orogeny takes place on the convergent margins of continents.
U-Shaped Valleys, Fjords, and Hanging Valleys (U.S. National Park Service)
U.S. National Park ServiceShaped By: Glaciation, U-Shaped Valleys sectionQuote, Shaped By: Glaciation, U-Shaped Valleys section
Valley glaciers carve U-shaped valleys, as opposed to the V-shaped valleys carved by rivers.
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