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  Oberhalbstein Range - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Oberhalbstein Range is a mountain range in the Alps of eastern Switzerland and northern Italy.
The Oberhalbstein Range is separated from the Lepontine Alps in the west by the Splügen Pass; from the Plessur Range in the north by the Albula river valley; from the Albula Range in the east by the Septimer Pass and the Julia River; from the Bernina Range in the south by the Mera river valley.
The Oberhalbstein Range is drained by the rivers Hinterrhein, Julia, Liro and Mera.
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The entire canton of Ticino is south of the Alps, as are the valleys of Simplon (Valais), Mesocco, Bregaglia, Poschiavo and Munster (all in the Grisons); the whole canton 3.
Between these two great snowclad ranges flow two of the mightiest European rivers, the Rhone towards the west and the Rhine towards the east, their headwaters being only separated by the tangled mountain mass between the Pizzo Rotondo and the Oberalp Pass, which sends the Reuss towards the north and the Ticino towards the south.
On the south runs the main chain of the Alps (q.v.), which is joined, at the Mont Dolent (12,543 ft.) in the chain of Mont Blanc, by the lower ranges that rise south of the Lake of Geneva, and which continues partly Swiss till close to the Stelvio Pass on the east.
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 Swiss Alps - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Swiss Alps are the central portion of the Alps mountain range that lies within Switzerland.
Lepontine Alps: cantons Valais, Ticino, Grisons, contains the Simplon Pass, St Gotthard Pass and the Splügen Pass.
Bernina Range: canton Grisons, contains the easternmost Alp over 4000 m: Piz Bernina.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Swiss_Alps   (138 words)

  
 Italian Lakes - Giovanni Segantini
Again there is a village in the middle ground, characterized by the usual alpine architecture, part wood, part stone and mortar, the roofs sloping so as to shed the winter snow, and a church spire rising from their midst.
ranges which are still partly covered with snow during the months of April and May, but are bare of snow during the summer.
No one who is acquainted with the Alps all the year round, and not merely during the short tourist season, can fail to be impressed with Segantini's fidelity and clearness on all points, born of an intimate knowledge and love of the mountains and of accurate observation at all times and seasons.
www.oldandsold.com /articles23/italian-lakes-32.shtml   (3985 words)

  
 SWITZERLAND - LoveToKnow Article on SWITZERLAND   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
On the south runs the main chain of the Alps (q.v.), which is joined, at the Mont Dolent (12,543 ft.) in the chain bf Mont Blanc, by the lower ranges that rise south of the Lake of Geneva, and which continues partly Swiss till close to the Stelvio Pass on the east.
The main chain cf the Alps rises in Swiss territory to the height of 15,217 ft. in the loftiest summit or Dufourspitze (wholly Swiss) of Monte Rosa, though the Dom (14,942 ft.), in the Mischabel range, between Zrmatt and Saas, is the highest mountain mass which is entirely Swiss.
Of the smaller lakes those best known to travellers are the Daubensee (near the summit of the Gemmi), the Oeschinensee (at the foot of the Bhimlis Alp range) and the Mrjelensee, formed by the damming up of the waters of the Great Aletsch glacier by a huge lateral moraine.
84.1911encyclopedia.org /S/SW/SWITZERLAND.htm   (17744 words)

  
 Plessur Range - All About All   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The Plessur Range is a mountain range in the Alps of eastern Switzerland.
The Plessur Range is separated from the Glarus Alps in the west by the Rhine valley; from the Rätikon range in the north by the Landquart river valley (Prättigau); from the Albula Range in the south-east by the Landwasser river valley; from the Oberhalbstein Range in the south by the Albula river valley.
The Plessur Range is drained by the rivers Rhine, Plessur, Landwasser and Landquart.
www.allaboutall.info /article/Plessur_Range   (230 words)

  
 Grison Alps - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Many of the mountain ranges feature extensive glaciers, such as at the Adula, the Albula, the Silvretta, the Bernnina or the Rätikon range.
The Eastern Alps located in Graubünden are the Rhaetian Alps, which is part to the Central Eastern Alps.
The Rhaetian Alps consists of the following mountain ranges: Samnaun Alps, Rätikon, Silvretta, Sesvenna Range, Albula Range, Plessur Range, Oberhalbstein Range, Livigno Range, and the Bernina Range.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Grison_Alps   (166 words)

  
 Science Fair Projects - Central Eastern Alps
The Central Eastern Alps are the core ranges of the Eastern Alps with the highest peaks, located between the Northern Limestone Alps and the Southern Limestone Alps, from which they differ in geological composition.
They extend from the Bernina Alps in Graubünden in the west as far as to the lower promontories east of the Mura such as the Hochwechsel in Styria in the east.
Ranges of the Central Eastern Alps (from East to West):
www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Central_Eastern_Alps   (267 words)

  
 Swiss Alps: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Bernese Oberland Portions of the range of the alps called the bernese oberland are in cantons other than that of bern, see: vaud, fribourg, the valais, canton of lucernelucerne, uri, and nidwalden....
Samnaun Alps The samnaun alps are a mountain range of the central eastern alps located at the border of tirol and graubünden....
The chief pass The location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks
www.absoluteastronomy.com /s/swiss_alps   (1123 words)

  
 Alps Maps from Omni Resources - International Map & Guidebook Specialists.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Located southeast of Grenoble and unequally split between the départements of Isère and Hautes-Alpes, the Parc National des Ecrins is the largest in France, covering an area of 92,000 hectares (227,332 acres), with a peripheral zone nearly twice that size.
This is mountain country par excellence, with the highest peaks forming a block at the very heart of the range, and a diverse assortment of valleys surrounding or spreading from it.
Best-known, perhaps, for the resorts of Zermatt and Saas Fee, the Valais district of Switzerland is also the location of the Litschental and Turtmanntal, the Valsí díAnniviers, Hèrens, Bagnes and Ferret valleys and valleys in which there are numerous alp hamlets nestling among the pastures.
www.omnimap.com /catalog/int/alps.htm   (4331 words)

  
 :::► Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net ◄:::
The Oberhalbstein Range is drained by the rivers Rhine Hinterrhein, Julia River Julia, Liro and Mera.
The main peaks of the Oberhalbstein Range are: {
There you will find a list of all editors and the possibility to edit the original text of the article Oberhalbstein Range.
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 SummitPost - Valle Spluga -- Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering
The main range of the valley, between the Val Curciusa to the West, the Rhein valley to the North, the Passo Spluga (2113m) to the East and Passo del Baldiscio (2301m) to the South.
This is the longest range of this area, starting from Psso del Baldiscio ((N) and ending with the Passo di Lendine (2326m) to the South
Short but important range between the Passo Spluga (E) the Rhein valley (M) the Val di Niemet (W) and the basin of Montespluga (S) Main points of this range are :
www.summitpost.org /area/range/152147/valle-spluga.html   (901 words)

  
 Viej 1985-1997 english   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
However, at present it is not possible to assess the significance of a prolonged exposure to environmental chemicals, in particular because of insufficient information on toxic effects in the low dose range with long-lasting exposure (one generation or longer).
The notoriously difficult soot is built from homogeneous spherules, the primary tar particles, on which poisonous chemicals are adsorbed depending on the type and mode of operation of the combustion device.
Soot particles are agglomerates of hundreds of primary tar particles, yet their optical absorption is adequately described by the concept of fractal structure despite the bizarre shapes, and their size range in the transition between the applicability of Mie- and Rayleigh-theory.
www.ngzh.ch /ViejE85-97.html   (15199 words)

  
 Grischunite: Grischunite mineral data from mindat.org mineralogy database
Falotta, Tinizong (Tinzen), Sursass (Oberhalbstein), Grischun (Grisons; Graubünden), Switzerland
Chart shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness) and does not take into account mineral colouration.
There is no specific data on health dangers or toxicity for this mineral, however you should always treat mineral samples as potentially toxic/dangerous and use sensible precautions when handling them.
www.mindat.org /min-1753.html   (177 words)

  
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Integrating a wide range of multidisciplinary data, i.a., seismic tomography features, regional tectonic transport directions and ages of subduction/collision, lithospheric extension and slab detachment, suggests a new model for the development of the Alpine belt in the western Mediterranean.
These rocks are penetratively affected by gently, NE dipping ductile normal shear planes that thin the older metamorphic pile and occur in the same thermal conditions (300 to 500°C) throughout the unit.
The central High-Atlas is an intracontinental thrust belt resulting from the northward displacement of the African craton relative the Moroccan meseta, and leading to a moderate thickening of the crust under this range.
camb.demonhosting.co.uk /JConfAbs/4/62.html   (18136 words)

  
 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.
Swiss Alps, including North-Eastern Swiss Alps - Bernese Oberland - Lepontine Alps - Todi Range - Bernina Alps - Albula Range - Silvretta and Rätikon Ranges
The Alps are a range of mountains located within the Moon's Mare Imbrium, formed in the impact that created the Imbrium Basin.
www.askfactmaster.com /Alp   (661 words)

  
 Kümmerly+Frey
Most are double sided with some walks described on the back.
Kümmerly+Frey also produce a range of “Holiday Maps” with a scale of 1:120 000 and maps of other countries with a scale of 1:200 000 including Italy, France, Germany, Austria, Great Britain, Norway and Sweden.
Each square is 1.6 cm on the map and equals 1km on the ground.
euroalps.eu /books/KuemmerlyFrey/kuemmerlyfrey.html   (312 words)

  
 Swiss Post - Julier Route Express   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Here the valley opens out into the Lenzerheide plateau, which offers a wide range of sporting and leisure activities all year round.
From Tiefencastel - at the confluence of the Albula and Julier rivers - the journey continues to Savognin, a ski resort which is the principal village of the Oberhalbstein district.
After climbing through a number of agricultural hamlets and the village of Bivio, the road finally reaches the Julier Pass (2284 metres), which divides the northern part of the Grisons from the Engadine and the adjoining, Italian-speaking valleys of Bregaglia and Poschiavo.
www.post.ch /en/pag_rf_julier_route_express.htm   (292 words)

  
 Switzerland Tourism - MySwitzerland.com - Switzerland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Today, it is the day of the largest children's festival in the Engadine and a few other valleys (Val Mustair, Bregaglia, Oberhalbstein).
Special Commendation 1999: The Saratz Hotel in Pontresina was built as a private residence in 1875.
After a comfortable ride on the Muottas-Muragl funicular to the extremely sunny and elevated terrace the prepared walking path takes you through fascinating landscapes offering unique views of the Oberengadin Lake plateau and the huge 'Ice Giants' of the Bernina mountain range.
www.myswitzerland.com /en/navpage_results.cfm?skey=109   (1899 words)

  
 SummitPost - Alps - Eastern Part -- Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering
Areas & Ranges in Austria / Germany / Italy / Slovenia
Roughly mountain groups of Eastern Alps run in the west-east direction in three big mountain ranges:
While the northern and southern limestone chains consist of sharp, rugged peaks in high areas and of grassy or partly rocky peaks in lower areas, the central range is sharp, wild and covered with glaciers on its high areas and mild and hilly on its lower areas.
www.summitpost.org /area/range/152667/alps-eastern-part.html   (1606 words)

  
 List of interesting or unusual place names: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Cunter Cunter (romansh, in german: conters im oberhalbstein) is a village in the albula district of the swiss cantons of switzerlandcanton of graubünden, on the road to the julier pass,...
Death Valley, California Death valley national park is a mostly arid national park located east of the sierra nevada mountain range in inyo county, california, usa with a small section extending into nevada....
Grandmother Gap Grandmother gap is a mountain pass on the blue ridge parkway, near grandfather mountain the tallest mountain in the blue ridge range, at 5964 feet....
www.absoluteastronomy.com /l/list_of_interesting_or_unusual_place_names   (6617 words)

  
 Lecture Notes
Stipp, M., Stünitz, H., Heilbronner, R. and Schmid, S.M. The eastern Tonale fault zone: a "natural laboratory" for crystal plastic deformation of quartz over a temperature range from 250 to 700°C. Structural Geology, 24, 1861-1884.
Van Daalen, Mirjam: Microfabric analysis of naturally deformed quartz veins deformed near the brittle-ductile transition (examples from the Glarus Alps and the chlinig fault.
Weh, Markus: Tektonische Entwicklung der penninischen Sediment-Decken in Graubünden (Pr 0ttigau bis Oberhalbstein).
pages.unibas.ch /earth/tecto/Publications.htm   (3078 words)

  
 Middle East Open Encyclopedia: Oberhalbstein Range   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
This is an extract from The Middle East Open Encyclopedia, made possible through the Wikimedia Foundation.
Iraq Museum International always displays the most recent published revision of the source article, Oberhalbstein Range; all previous versions may be viewed here.
They link directly to authoring tools for you to start writing a particular article.
www.baghdadmuseum.org /ref?title=Oberhalbstein_Range   (270 words)

  
 New Minerals   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Canada - Manitoba / Winnipeg Division: Lac du Bonnet area, Township 17, Range 15; Bernic Lake, Tanco pegmatite mine
NP: For T. Scott Ercit (1957-), of the Research Division, Canadian Museum of Nature, an eminent student of the mineralogy of granitic pegmatites.
Australia - South Australia / Flinders Ranges: Wilmington (~10km S of); Spring Creek copper mine (on the dumps of) (S32°41', E138°07')
www.hoelzel-min.com /newmin.htm   (1200 words)

  
 Bikes Up
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 SYSTEMATIC MINERALS
TADZHIKITE-(Ce) - Dara-I-Pioz Massif, Altai Range, Southern Tien-Shan, Tadzhikistan
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 Welcome to Tamilneram.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
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