The Alps extend in an arc from France in the south and west to Slovenia in the east, and from Monaco in the south to Germany in the north. The Alps are a crescent shaped geographic feature of central Europe that ranges in an 800 km (500 mi) arc (curved line) from east to west and is 200 km (120 mi) in width.

The Alps are a range of mountains in Europe caused by uplift in the European Plate as it is impacted by the African Plate moving north; they stretch from Italy through France, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Germany, Austria, and into Slovenia.

2021年3月18日 · Map of Europe showing the elevation of the Alps. The Alps mountain range stretches from the north of the Mediterranean Sea near Monaco in southern France into Switzerland, then through northern Italy into southern Germany, and towards Vienna in Austria.

2025年2月20日 · Some 750 miles (1,200 kilometres) long and more than 125 miles wide at their broadest point between Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, and Verona, Italy, the Alps cover more than 80,000 square miles (207,000 square kilometres). They are the most prominent of western Europe’s physiographic regions.

This article describes the delimitation of the Alps as a whole and of subdivisions of the range, follows the course of the main chain of the Alps and discusses the lakes and glaciers found in the region.

2022年9月14日 · The Alps are the highest (4809 meters or 2.99 miles) and most large mountain range system that belongs entirely in Europe, spreading approximately 1,210 kilometers or 750 miles across nine Alpine countries (Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Italy, Slovenia, Liechtenstein, and Slovakia).

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2024年2月12日 · The Alps are a range of mountains in Europe that stretch from Italy through France, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Germany, Austria and Slovenia. The range is home to Mont Blanc, which at 4,810m, is the tallest mountain in western Europe.

Here is a map of the geographical breakdown of the Alps, which is consistent with the classification SOIUSA. This is not about a simple breakdown by country of: Austrian Alps, Swiss Alps, French Alps, Italian Alps, Bavarian Alps and the Slovenian Alps. This is a map of geographical division in accordance with the classification of the Alps SOIUSA.

This is a map of the Alps mountain range in Europe. The Alps pass through eight nations in Europe: France, Monaco, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Italy, Germany, Austria, and Slovenia. Mont Blanc is the Alps’ highest point.