Alps - Wikipedia
The English word Alps comes from the Latin Alpes. The Latin word Alpes could possibly come from the adjective albus [7] ("white"), or could possibly come from the Greek goddess Alphito, whose name is related to alphita, the "white flour"; alphos, a dull white leprosy; and finally the Proto-Indo-European word *albʰós.
Alps | Map, Mountaineering, & Facts | Britannica
2024年11月22日 · Professor of Mountain Geography, University of Grenoble I, France. Coauthor of Au coeur de l'Europe: Les Alpes and others.
Geography of the Alps - Wikipedia
The Alps seen from space. The Alps form a large mountain range dominating Central Europe, including parts of Italy, France, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, Slovenia, Germany and Hungary.. DEM-based shaded relief/hypsometric image of the Alps with the borders of the countries.. This article describes the delimitation of the Alps as a whole and of subdivisions of …
Alps - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Alps (Italian: Alpi, French: Alpes, German: Alpen, Bavarian: Oipm, Romansh: Alps, Slovene: Alpe, Occitan: Aups, Alps) [1] is the greatest mountain range of Europe. It reaches from Austria and Slovenia in the east; through Italy , Switzerland , …
French Alps - Wikipedia
The French Alps (French: Alpes françaises; Arpitan: Ârpes francêses; Occitan: Aups francesas; Ligurian: Arpi françéixi) are the portions of the Alps mountain range that stand within France, located in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur regions.
The Alps - Europe's Largest Mountain Range | Complete Guide
2024年2月12日 · The Alps form a part of a Genozoic organic belt of mountain chains called the Alpide belt. This belt stretches throughout Europe and Asia all the way from the Himalayas.. The mountain belt formed during the Alpine Orogeny.
Geography and physical features of the Alps | Britannica
Auvergne, historical region and former administrative région of France. As a région, it encompassed the central départements of Allier, Puy-de-Dôme, Cantal, and Haute-Loire. In 2016 the Auvergne région was joined with the région of Rhône-Alpes to …
The Alps - Visit Europe
General information. World-famous, beautiful, charming and exciting, the Alps often sound more like movie stars than mountains. Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Slovenia and Switzerland each offer an assortment of winter and summer sports, National Parks, and scenic tours on this legendary mountain range arcing 750 miles from Genoa to Vienna.Sample the region’s richly …
Visit the French Alps - FRANCE.FR
The Southern Alps consist of six départements: the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Hautes-Alpes and Alpes-Maritimes, as well as parts of the Drôme, Var and Vaucluse. Serre-Chevalier , Montgenèvre , Pra Loup and Isola 2000 are the most emblematic ski resorts in this region.
Alps - Mountains, Glaciers, Valleys | Britannica
2024年11月22日 · Alps - Mountains, Glaciers, Valleys: The Alps emerged during the Alpine orogeny, an event that began about 65 million years ago as the Mesozoic Era was drawing to a close. A broad outline helps to clarify the main episodes of a complicated process. At the end of the Paleozoic Era, about 250 million years ago, eroded Hercynian mountains, similar to the …