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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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What is the name of the highest mountain in Europe?
Mont Blanc/Monte Bianco is the largest mountain in Western Europe. It is located on the French/Italian border. It stands at 4,810 meters (15,782 feet) tall.
Are the rockies bigger than the alps?
yes the rockies are higher on average. The rockies have 53 peaks that rise over 14,000ft above sea level and over 700 peaks that rise over 13,000ft.
EDIT: Maybe on average, as the Rockies are a wider and much longer mountain range. But the highest point in the Rockies is Mount Elbert at 14,440 ft (4,401 m) whereas Mont Blanc in the Alps is higher 4,808 metres (15,774 ft). The Alps also have 128 peaks over 4,000 metres (13,123 ft).
EDIT: I've been in both and felt there was no comparison. When you're looking at any mountain, you're looking at its vertical exposure. The Rockies rest on a massive plateau that is already often nearly a mile high. Even western Kansas is 4500 feet high. So, if you look at say Pikes Peak, a mountain that's about 14, 500 feet, you may be standing on a flat prairie to the east that is already 5000' high. So, the mountain you see is actually 9500' high. In the Alps rise out of elevations sometimes only about 1500 feet, to a height of say 14,500 so you are looking at a vertical exposure of 13,000. Much bigger than a typical Rockie. Also, the Rockies are much much older, and worn down. The Alps being newer by millions of years are more dramatic. We have few mountains in the Rockies like the Matterhorn.
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In feet Jungfrau is 13,642, and in meters it is 4,158.
How are the Himalayas and the Alps alike?
The Andes, Himalayas, Appalachian mountains are similar because they are all mountain ranges.
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In which country are Vienna Danube river alps?
There is no correct answer to this.
However, the Wien (Vienna River) is entirely within Austria, the Danube, which traverses through Austria, also cuts through:-
- Germany
- Slovakia
- Hungary
- Croatia
- Serbia
- Bulgaria
- Moldova
- Ukraine
- Romania
How are Switzerland and France connected?
Switzerland and France are connected by Railways and Roadways. Switzerland and France also share ownership of Geneva International Airport.
What are the Advantages of tourism in the french alps?
The French Alps are part of the large European chain of mountains known as the Alps. They are primarily attractive for outdoor activities, such as Alpine Skiing and mountaineering. Less famous but still popular sports, in the region, include mountain bike (cross-country, Downhill), white water rafting and paragliding. The region is also noted for its stunning beauty, including many alpine lakes, the largest being Lake Geneva (Lac Leman), Lac d'Annecy and Lac de Bourget; these lakes are year-round attractions for their beauty and access to numerous water sports.
How many mountains are in the world?
The Himalaya Mountains run through India, so the country has many mountains. They are classified as:
- Ancient Indian mountains
- Mountains of Jammu and Kashmir
- Mountains of Himachal Pradesh
- Mountains of Kerala
- Mountains of Karnataka
- Mountains of Sikkim
- Mountains of Maharashtra
- Mountains of Tamil Nadu
- Mountains of Uttarakhand
- Mountains of West Bengal
Some of the most famous are:
- Nanda Devi - The second highest mountain in the world.
- Khangchendzonga / Kanchenjunga
- Kamet
- Saser Kangri
- Mana
How much do mountains cover France?
The five mountain ranges in France, by decreasing height:
- The French Alps, (on the Italian border - here is located the 'Mont Blanc', Europe's highest point, 4810 meters),
- Pyrénées, (on the south, straddling the Spanish border; in Spanish: Los Pirineos),
- [Massif du] Jura, (on the East alongside Switzerland)
- Massif Central, (in central/ south central France)
- Vosges (eastern France)
What is the highest mountain in the Alps?
The tallest mountain in the Alps is the Mont Blanc (French name meaning white Mount), and is 4,810 m tall (15,781 ft). It is Europe's highest peak and it is located in south-eastern France, on the Italian border. The Italian name is Monte Bianco.
It is higher than any mountain in the 48 United States (i.e. excluding Alaska).
What did Hannibal do after leading elephants through Spain Gaul and Alps?
Hannibal's elephants were part of his expeditionary force with which he invaded Italy. Hannibal lost most, if not all, his elephants when he crossed the Alps in the snowy winter. This did not stop him from carrying out his invasion. He fought against the forces of the Romans and their Italian allies. He routed them four times. However, his invasion eventually failed.
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Advantages:
(1) The market gives producers an incentive to produce goods that consumers want.
(2) The market provides an incentive to acquire useful skills.
(3) The price system encourages producers and consumers to conserve scarce resources.
(4) Competition pushes businesses to be efficient: keeping costs down and production high.
(5) The market system involves a high degree of economic freedom.
Disadvantages:
(1) A private market economy may be quite unstable (unemployment, inflation, growth)
(2) Business may simply satisfy the wants they have created through advertising.
(3) Prices may give false or inadequate signals to producers and consumers (externalities, like pollution).
(4) Markets just do not work in some areas (public goods, such as national defense).
(5) Monopolistic industries may restrict output and drive up prices.
(6) Market economies tend to produce a skewed distribution of income (large gap between the rich and the poor).
What Region of western Europe in alps is historically shared between France Italy and Switzerland?
Possibly Savoy
What is the height above sea level for Flagstaff Arizona?
The elevation of Flagstaff Arizona is around 7001 feet above sea level.
Which mountain runs through France Switzerland and Austria?
France, Switzerland and Austria don't have a common border, so there is not one single mountain that runs through the three of them.
How is fault-block mountain created?
These mountains form when faults or cracks in the earth's crust force some materials or blocks of rock up and others down. Instead of the earth folding over, the earth's crust fractures (pulls apart). It breaks up into blocks or chunks.
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