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Alps
The Alps is a chain of fold mountains extending from eastern France and northern Italy, through Switzerland, to Austria. Mount Blanc, at 4,810.2 meters (15,771 feet) on the French-Italian border is the highest peak.
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The main economy of famous countries in Europe?
The main economies of Europe are starting from biggest to smallest .Germany
.France
.Britain
Are the Rockies higher than the Alps?
The Rockies have a lower elevation but higher latitude than the alps. So the alps are higher than the Rockies.
How long have the alps been around?
The Alps are a large mountain range stretching across a big part of Europe. They have been around for hundreds of thousands of years. There is scientific evidence showing they were visited by early humans as much as 50,000 years ago.
Yes they are. They are the part of the Alps that run through Switzerland. The Alps as a whole run through a number of European countries.
In the late Mesozoic period (around 60 million years BCE).
How old are the alps mountains?
The Alps are composed mostly of Mesozoic and Cenozoic rock strata which formed some time between 30 Million and 200 million years ago.
What are some major agricultural and industrial products of the alps?
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How many tourists visit the French Alps per year?
more than 120 million people visit the alps every year
they are about 540 million years old, they formed during the paloezoic era
Where can you stay in the Alps?
hotel malerhaus. i recomend it because i know the owners of it. but when you come back from the alps it will be hard to breathe, because its so high up in the clouds. i found it hard to breathe for months after.
There are hundreds of very nice villages in the alps. Go to small cosy villages instead of tows. You will find a lot of good hotels or private bed and breakfast hotels like Gatterhof at Kleinwalsertal
Gatterhof
Riezlern
http://www.gatterhof.de
What nature is on the Austrian alps?
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What is the tallest mountain in the Australian Alps?
The tallest mountain in the Australian Alps is Mt Kosciuszko, with en elevation of 2,228m (some sources say 2,229m) above sea level. It was first climbed by Polish-born explorer Paul Edmund de Strzelecki in March 1840, and named for a Polish patriot. There remains some contention as to whether the tallest mountain should have been named Mt Townsend, and whether the map makers misinterpreted Strzelecki's journals and records, as Mt Townsend lies close by, and was originally perceived by Strzelecki to be the highest.
The Alps stretch for 700 miles, making them the largest mountain range in Europe. :)
Which is higher the alps or the Pyrenees?
The Alps. The tallest summit in the Alps is Mont Blanc at 4808 meters, which is taller than the tallest summit in the Pyrenees, Aneto at 3,404 meters.
The Swiss alps are to the west of Switzerland on the border of France.
Alps, the Great Mountain range in Europe. It extends from Austria, Slovenia and advances through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein upto Germany and France. The word 'Alps' is considered to have its origin in the words 'albus' (white) or 'altus' (high).
History does not carry the evidence on early I inhabitants of Alps. Some details of the dwellers have of Alpine region have been obtained from the chronicles of Augustus. The Alps was occupied by the Teytonic Tribes in the fifth and the sixth centuries. Alps fall in the temperate zone at low altitude. This leads to higher terrain and consequently, to cold climates. The temperature decreases with altitudes. It also experiences snowfall.
Since, 1948 people here lived a nomadic lifestyle. Now, people are engaged in occupations like rearing cattle, goats, sheep and animals used for traveling. Some people rent out their houses for some extra income. Few people own small restaurants and hotels here. The lifestyle of the people of Alps leaves for their overall improvement.
