Encyclopedia - Alps: Encyclopedia - Alps
The Alps is the name for one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east, through Ita...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of The Alps: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of The Alps - Delimitation
The Alps form a large mountain range dominating Central Europe, including parts of France, Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, Ge...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alps: Encyclopedia Ii - Alps - Geography
Alps - Subdivision. The Alps are generally divided into Western Alps and Eastern Alps. The division is along the line between Lake Cons...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Mountains: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Mountains - Earth By Continent
List of mountains - Africa. Ahaggar Mountains (2,918 m), Algeria Auasberge (2,484 m), Namibia Draken Mountains Cathkin Peak (3,650 m),...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of The Alps: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of The Alps - Main Chain
The "main chain of the Alps" follows the watershed from the Mediterranean Sea to the Wienerwald, passing over many of the highest and mos...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of The Alps: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of The Alps - Subdivision
While smaller groups within the Alps may be easily defined by the passes on either side, defining larger units can be problematic. A trad...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alps: Encyclopedia Ii - Alps - Geology
The Alps arose as a result of the pressure exerted on sediments of the Tethys Ocean basin as its Mesozoic and early Cenozoic strata were ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alps: Encyclopedia Ii - Alps - Political History
Little is known of the early dwellers in the Alps, save from the scanty accounts preserved by Roman and Greek historians and geographers....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alps: Encyclopedia Ii - Alps - Flora
A natural vegetation limit with altitude is given by the presence of the chief deciduous trees — oak, beech, ash and sycamore maple. Th...   » Read the article