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The main valleys of the Alps, orographically by drainage basin. Rhine basin (North Sea) Map of the Aar basin. High Rhine. Aare. Limmat. Linth Lake Walen.
The Dolomites (Italy) are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.. The Alps (/ æ l p s /) [a] are one of the highest and most extensive mountain ranges in Europe, [b] [2] stretching approximately 1,200 km (750 mi) across eight Alpine countries (from west to east): Monaco, France, Switzerland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Germany, Austria and Slovenia.
While smaller groups within the Alps may be easily defined by the passes on either side, defining larger units can be problematic. A traditional divide exists between the Western Alps and the Eastern Alps, which uses the Splügen Pass (Italian: Passo dello Spluga) on the Swiss-Italian border, together with the Rhine to the north and Lake Como in the south as the defining features.
Western Alps. Map of the western Swiss Alps ... Lauterbrunnen Valley in the Bernese Alps, ... The Jungfrau-Aletsch Protected Area is the first World Heritage Site in ...
Pages in category "Valleys of the Alps" The following 76 pages are in this category, out of 76 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The Alps are often divided into Eastern, Central and Western Alps, even though the boundaries between these subdivisions are arbitrary.The division between the Eastern and Central Alps is approximately the line between St. Margrethen, Chur and Sondrio; the division between the Central and Western Alps is unclear (Pfiffner 2009, p. 25).
The eight Western Alps sections (1–8) according to the Partizione delle Alpi. In the Partizione delle Alpi (in English literally Partition of the Alps), adopted by the Italian Comitato Geografico Nazionale (National Geographic Committee) in 1926 following the IX Congresso Geografico Italiano (Italian Geographic Congress), the Alpine Range is divided into three main parts: Western, Central ...
Pages in category "Mountain ranges of the Alps" The following 197 pages are in this category, out of 197 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. !