Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
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.
Relief of the Alps. This page tabulates only the most prominent mountains of the Alps, selected for having a topographic prominence of at least 300 metres (980 ft), all exceeding 3,000 metres (9,800 ft) in height. Although the list contains 537 summits, some significant alpine mountains are necessarily excluded for failing to meet the stringent ...
Physiographic world map with mountain ranges and highland areas in brown, pink, and gray. This is a list of mountain ranges on Earth and a few other astronomical bodies.First, the highest and longest mountain ranges on Earth are listed, followed by more comprehensive alphabetical lists organized by continent.
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.
Black River Mountain Range, Mauritius Pieter Both (mountain) 820: 2,690 Mauritius Mount Carleton: 817: 2,680: Appalachian Mountains Canada (New Brunswick) The Cheviot: 815: 2,674: Cheviot Hills England (Northumberland) Le Pouce: 811: 2,661 Mauritius Mount Santubong: 810: 2,657 Malaysia (Sarawak) Pico de la Zarza: 807: 2,648 Spain (Fuerteventura ...
1.4 Land elevation. ... The countries with which Switzerland shares mountain ranges of the Alps are (from west to ... (0.56 °C per 100 meters on yearly average), ...
This page contains a table listing by elevation all 514 mountains of the Alps that are between 2500 and 3000m m high and which also have a topographic prominence of at least 300 metres (984 ft). The list is a continuation of the List of prominent mountains of the Alps above 3000 m , which contains an introduction with statistics and an ...
The High Alps are the parts of the Alps unsuitable for habitation or seasonal transhumance. This includes all regions higher than 3,000 m above sea level, as well as most regions between 2,500 m and 3,000 m ( Juf at 2,126 m is the highest permanently inhabited village in the Alps).