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	Alps - LoveToKnow 1911
		In the former class are the Isere, the Rhone, the Aar, the Ticino, the Tosa, the Hinter (or main) Rhine and the Linth; while in the latter class we have the Durance, the Po, the Reuss, the Vorder and middle branches of the Rhine, the Inn, the Adda, the Oglio and the Adige.
		Dauphine Alps (from the Col du Galibier, westwards and southwards).
		Bernina Alps (from the Maloja to the Reschen Scheideck and the Stelvio, south and east of the Val Bregaglia and of the Engadine and north of the Valtellina).
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Alps (13116 words)

	Alps - RecipeFacts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The border between the Central Alps and the Southern Limestone Alps is the Periadriatic Seam.
		The effect of mountain chains on prevailing winds is to carry warm air belonging to the lower region into an upper zone, where it expands in volume at the cost of a proportionate loss of heat, often accompanied by the precipitation of moisture in the form of snow or rain.
		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 pushed against the stable Eurasian landmass by the northward-moving African landmass.
	www.recipeland.com /facts/Alps (1513 words)

	ALPS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Main Chain.---In the case of every mountain system geographers are disposed to regard, as a general rule, the watershed (or boundary dividing the waters flowing towards opposite slopes of the range) as marking the main chain, and this usage is justified in that the highest peaks often rise on or very near the watershed.
		Dauphine Alps (from the Col du Galibier, westwards and southwards).
		Bernina Alps (from the Maloja to the Reschen Scheideck and the Stelvio, south and east of the Val Bregaglia and of the Engadine and north of the Vultellina).
	simplestartpage.com /2301_ALPS.HTML (12893 words)

	Alps - MSN Encarta
		The valleys of the Alps are areas of year-round settlement; the flatter upland tracts comprise pastures and seasonally inhabited settlements, and the zone above the timberline serves as pasture and for recreation.
		Among the principal ranges are the Maritime, Ligurian, Cottian, and Alpes Grées in France and Italy and the Bernese, Glarus, and Pennine (or Valais) Alps in Switzerland.
		Well-known mountain chains of the Eastern Alps are the Bavarian Alps, Allgäu Alps, Hohe Tauern, and Niedere Tauern in the north and the Dolomite and Carnic Alps in the south.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761562121/Alps.html (907 words)

	Alps
		The border between the Central Eastern Alps and the Southern Limestone Alps is the Periadriatic Seam.
		The effect of mountain chains on prevailing winds is to carry warm air belonging to the lower region into an upper zone, where it expands in volume at the cost of a proportionate loss of heat, often accompanied by the precipitation of moisture in the form of snow or rain.
		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 pushed against the stable Eurasian landmass by the northward-moving African landmass.
	www.bblo.net /Alps.html (1210 words)

	Main chain of the Alps - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The main chain of the Alps is the central line of mountains that forms the water divide of the range.
		Main chains of mountain ranges are traditionally designated in this way, and generally include the highest peaks of a range; the Alps are something of an unusual case in that several significant groups of mountains are separated from the main chain by sizable distances.
		The Eastern Alps (main ridge elongated and broad) belong to Austria, Germany, Italy, Slovenia and Switzerland.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Main_chain_of_the_Alps (1070 words)

	Bernese Alps
		On the opposite sides of this great trench the chief groups of the central Alps are arranged in masses that, amid much apparent irregularity, approach to parallelism with the direction of the central valley.
		The highest groups (the Pennine and Bernese) are so placed that the chief peaks on the one side are rarely more than 20 miles apart from their rivals in the opposite chain, and the projecting summits of the secondary ridges between them afford panoramic views of wonderful beauty and grandeur.
		Desiring to adhere to the divisions of the Alps admitted by ancient geographers, many modern writers have included the Bernese group among the Lepontine Alps; but this arrangement is not consistent with any rational criterion that can be applied.
	www.1902-encyclopedia.com /A/ALP/alps-12.html (349 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Alps
		The Alps (Alpen; Alpes; Alpi; Alpe) is the name for one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east, through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany to France in the west.
		The highest mountain in the Alps is Mont Blanc at 4,808 metres (15,774 ft) on the French-Italian border.
		The border between the Central Alps and the Southern Limestone Alps is the Periadriatic Seam.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Alps (1429 words)

	Geography and Climate
		Approximately 60% of Austrian territory is mountainous and belongs to the Eastern Alps (Tyrol Central Alps, Hohe Tauern and Niedere Tauern, Northern Calcareous or Limestone Alps, Southern Calcareous Alps and Wienerwald).
		Together with the main Alpine chain (Hohe Tauern, Niedere Tauern), the Bregenz Forest, the Allgäu Alps, the North Tyrolean Calcareous Alps, the Salzburg Calcareous Alps, the Tennen Mountains, the Dachstein massif and the “Tote Gebirge” are the wettest in the whole of Austria, with annual precipitation of over 2 000 l/m2.
		The permanent snow line in the Northern Calcareous Alps is at 2 700 m, in the Hohe Tauern at 2 900 m and in the Ötz Valley Alps between 3 000 and 3 100 m.
	www.eu2006.at /en/Austria/Overview/Geography.html (646 words)

	Alps (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Alps is the collective name for one the great mountain range systems of Europe stretching from Austria in the east Slovenia Italy Switzerland Liechtenstein and Germany through to France in the west.
		The highest mountain the Alps is the Mont Blanc at 4808 meters on the French-Italian
		The Alps of Bavaria the Vorarlberg and - Tirolean Alps - Ortler Oetzthal and Stubai Ranges - Lombard Alps - Dolomites - South-Eastern Alps
	www.freeglossary.com /Alps (617 words)

	Swiss Alps Skiing
		This region is bordered by: Lake Lucerne in the south-west; the Klausen Pass, upper Linth valley and Lake Walen in the south; the Rhine valley in the east; Lake Constance in the north.
		The highest mountain in the Alps is Mont Blanc at 4810 meters on the French-Italian border.
		The border between the Central Eastern Alps and the Southern Limestone Alps is the so-called Periadriatic Seam.
	www.breadlike.com /pages7/85/swiss-alps-skiing.html (696 words)

	SWITZERLAND - Online Information article about SWITZERLAND
		MAIN (from the Aryan root which appears in " may " and " might," and Lat.
		The three longest glaciers in the Alps are all In the eat northern outlier (not in the main chain)—the Great Aletsch (I6} m.), the Fiescher and the Unteraar (each to m.).
		In the main chain the Gorner (9; m.) is the longest.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /SUS_TAV/SWITZERLAND.html (6331 words)

	Bambooweb: Alps
		The Alps is the collective name for one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria in the east, Slovenia, Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany, through to France in the west.
		The highest mountain in the Alps is the Mont Blanc at 4808 meters on the French-Italian border.
		The Alps of Bavaria, the Vorarlberg, and Salzburg - Tirolean Alps - Ortler Alps - Ötztal Alps - Stubai Alps - Lombard Alps - Dolomites - South-Eastern Alps
	www.bambooweb.com /articles/a/l/Alps.html (185 words)

	Carinthia, Austria
		Its mild climate, which at times seems almost southerly, is due to its situation south of the main chain of the Alps, which keeps off the cold air masses from the north.
		To the east the mountains fall away: the Gurktal Alps barely reach the 2,500m/8,200ft mark, and the adjoining Nockberge are gently rounded heights.
		Between these ranges lie the valleys and basins which are the main areas of human settlement and the lakes which attract a great many visitors.
	www.planetware.com /austria/carinthia-a-k-ca.htm (1590 words)

	Alps Maps from Omni Resources - International Map & Guidebook Specialists.
		The Queyras is an isolated, unspoilt region of the French Alps between the Durance Valley and the Italian border.
		Sheltered to the west by the big peaks of the Ecrins, it is one of the sunniest areas of the Alps, a mass of flowers early in the season.
		There are also dozens of small lakes, the longest glacier in the Alps, pristine snowfields, meadows full of flowers, marmots that will eat out of your hand, and no shortage of accommodation, ranging from low-cost dormitories and campsites to the grandest of hotels.
	www.omnimap.com /catalog/int/alps.htm (4738 words)

	Chain O Lake (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The lake is surrounded by parkland as part of the Minneapolis Chain of Lakes.
		The islands were previously large hills that became the largest land chain remaining after the flooding of the Appalachian river valley located near Gainesville by a man-made dam, creating...
		Main chain of the Alps - Privacy Main chain of the Alps In the case of every mountain system geographers are disposed to regard, as a general rule, the watershed (or boundary dividing the waters flowing towards opposite...
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	GEO Travel: Alps (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		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.
		The remainder of the southern edge of the Alps is clearly delimited by the basin of the River Po.
		In the conifer forests of the Alps the prevailing species are the Norway Spruce and the Silver Fir; on siliceous soil the European Larch flourishes.
	www.geotravel.info /2006/05/alps.html (2429 words)

	SummitPost - Carnic Alps Main Ridge (West) -- Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering
		The best known of the subgroups of the Carnic Alps is the Main Ridge, especially its western part between Kreuzbergpass / Passo di Monte Croce and Plöckenpass / Passo di Monte Croce Carnico.
		In most cases it is possible to start from one northern valley towards the main ridge, hike or climb along that ridge and return through the next valley, all in one day.
		As you can see from the Geology Section of the Carnic Alps page, the area was on the frontline during the build-up of the Alps.
	www.summitpost.org /area/range/153219/carnic-alps-main-ridge-west.html (2371 words)

	Alps - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The highest mountain in the Alps is Mont Blanc at 4,808 metres (15,774 ft) on the French-Italian border.
		The highest peak of the Western Alps is Mont Blanc, 4,808 metres (15,774 ft).
		The highest peak in the Eastern Alps is Piz Bernina, 4,052 meters (13,294 ft).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alps (1432 words)

	Alpine Geology
		The main phase of the Alpine orogeny is defined as the continent-continent collision between the already-deformed margins of Europe and Africa.
		The detachment horizon, from which the main nappes were stripped from the European lithosphere, rises from deep in the crust and from amphibolite facies rocks in the south to unmetamorphosed Jura mountains in the north.
		The ophiolite nappes form a southvergent chain which is eventually thrust over the European plate during final closure of the Tethys.
	www.geo.arizona.edu /geo5xx/geo527/Alps/geology.html (787 words)

	Alps Top 25 By Reduced Spire Measure
		Mont Blanc: Not surprisingly the highest peak in the Alps is the winner in terms of spire measure.
		However the main summit is not the best point in terms of spire measure, since it is a rounded dome.
		Monte Rosa is well-known as the high point of Switzerland and one of the highest peaks of the Alps.
	www.peaklist.org /spire/lists/alps-25.html (1534 words)

	Where To Go Next: The Alps \| Food & Wine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The less-than-conventional menu and the nautical decor may seem a bit bizarre in the Alps, but perfectly prepared fresh fish and pasta with fl truffles or lobster sauce are welcome at any altitude.
		For one impressive main course, he prepares lamb from nearby Alpago five ways: grilled with sage, braised with mint, breaded and roasted, in a sausage, and raw in a vinegary sauce.
		One of 10 restaurants in the Dall'Ava chain, which specializes in cured meats from Italy's Friuli region, this wine-bar-cum-café features unusual cured meats and salamis of wild boar, hare and venison.
	www.foodandwine.com /articles/where-to-go-next:-the-alps (1057 words)

	SummitPost - Dinaric Alps -- Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering
		Dinaric Alps are also a part of a huge and geologically young Mediterranean mountain chain that starts with the Pyrenees, continuing with the European Alps, over the Dinaric Alps continues to the Sara-Pindus system and over the Peloponnesus, Crete, Rhodes, and Eageanean islands reaches Taurus mountain range in Asia Minor, in Turkey.
		Mountains on the northern edge of the Dinaric Alps and the lower laying areas of the North-Eastern chain have a mixture of mountain and continental climates (of Central-European or Balkan types), sometimes this climate is called moderate-continental and mountainous.
		Although, to group mountains in Dinaric Alps according to the state where they are situated, could be the easiest way to do it, in many cases political borders would limit the perception of a mountain and a group as a whole.
	www.summitpost.org /area/range/155326/dinaric-alps.html (8609 words)

	Alpine notes - essay
		The Western Alps form an ideal "natural field laboratory" within which to study the products of continental collision and crustal shortening and to try out methods of structural geology.
		The mountains are the surface expression of thickened continental crust, formed by compressional deformation that accommodated continued movement between Apulia and the rest of Europe after the initial collision.
		The Alps, as most other collision mountain belts, can be divided into an external and internal zone.
	earth.leeds.ac.uk /alps/essay/index.htm (908 words)

	Chain Summary
		The chain drive in use then was still comparatively weak until another Frenchman, G. Juzan, developed what he called bicyclette moderne in 1885: it had same-size wheels with a better chain drive to the back wheel.
		Chain stitch,in sewing and embroidery, a chain stitch is a series of looped stitches that form a chain.
		Chain of office, collar or heavy gold chain worn as insignia of office or a mark of fealty in medieval Europe and the United Kingdom
	www.bookrags.com /Chain (1172 words)

	The Swiss Alps
		The Alps cover three-fifths of the Swiss territory, making Switzerland the second most Alpine country after Austria, where the proportion reaches two-thirds.
		A motorist crossing a pass like the Sankt Gotthard is made aware of the sharp contrast between the relatively gentle slopes of the north face and the sudden descent which occurs on the south.
		The best way of seeing the Swiss alps is with one of the scenic trains that frequent the main alpine destinations in Switzerland.
	www.magicswitzerland.com /swiss_alps.htm (158 words)

	Inland fisheries of Europe.
		North of the Alps, the climate is temperate, often cool and rainy with winter averages near freezing and summer temperatures rarely above 21°C. Average annual temperatures range from 7°C on the Plateau to 1.5°C in the mountains.
		On the north side of the Alps, the dry hot wind, the “Föhn”, melts the snow early, thus contributing to the flood of Alpine streams.
		The foot of the Alps where the large valleys leave the mountains is marked by especially large glacial lakes with terminal moraines.
	www.fao.org /docrep/009/t0377e/T0377E26.htm (8002 words)

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