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	Alps - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The highest mountain in the Alps is Mont Blanc at 4810 meters on the French-Italian border.
		The border between the Central Alps and the Southern Limestone Alps is the so-called Periadriatic Seam.
		The Northern Limestone Alps are separated from the Central Alps by the Grauwacken Zone.
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /alps.htm (737 words)

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		;North-Eastern Swiss Alps: north of the Klausen Pass.
		The chief peaks of the Swiss (Pre-)Alps, north of the Klausen Pass, are:
		The chief passeses of the Swiss Alps, north of the Klausen Pass, are:
	www.informationgenius.com /encyclopedia/s/sw/swiss_alps.html (43 words)

	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.
		North-Eastern Swiss Alps: cantons Zug, Schwyz, Zürich, St.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Swiss_Alps (130 words)

	Swiss Alps Tours,Swiss Alps in Switzerland,Switzerland Swiss Alps Tours,Travel in Swiss Alps, Switzerland Mountain ...
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		The Swiss Alps are the source of the snow-fed rivers Rhine and Rhone that flow across Europe.
		The gentle hills of this region are the characteristic image of the Swiss countryside, with its farms and meadows.
	www.switzerlandflexitours.com /switzerland-attractions/swiss-alps-switzerland.html (353 words)

	Satellite Images: Swiss Alps (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Alps began to form nearly 40 million years ago and continue to grow today as the Africa plate continues to move northward into the European plate.
		The core of the Alps is composed of hard crystalline rocks, mainly granite, gneiss, and mica schist.
		The Alps form a barrier between the warm air of the Mediterranean to the south and the colder temperatures of northern Europe.
	www.redtailcanyon.com /items/3926.aspx (285 words)

	Skiing In The Swiss Alps (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Swiss Alps vacations: Visit TripAdvisor, your source for the web's best reviews and travel articles about tourism and vacation packages in Swiss Alps, Switzerland.
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		Swiss Alps: Great spot for skiing - Visit TripAdvisor, your source for the web's best unbiased reviews of hotels and vacations, worldwide.
	www.skiingsite.info /skiing/skiing-in-the-swiss-alps.html (670 words)

	Swiss Chalet family holidays rental Villars Alps Switzerland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Luxury 4 Star sunny Alpine Swiss chalet stunningly located in the tranquil medievil mountain village of Les Posses, Gryon, 3 km from Villars, Switzerland.
		in the Lake Geneva/Vaud Alps regions of the Swiss Alps.
		of the Swiss Alps and valley from two lovely secluded south facing balconies, surrounded by beautiful alpine scenery, wild flower meadows, the sound of cow-bells in rolling pastureland, vineyards, glaciers, waterfalls and forests.
	www.swiss-chalet.net (582 words)

	Swiss Alps (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		A CLIMBER from Anglesey who "lived his life to the full" died after plunging 1,000ft onto a glacier in an accident in the Swiss Alps.
		Chapters alternate between her paid television work - she's sent to the Malaysian jungle, the Swiss Alps and the Sahara - and her adventure-diva interview...
		Getting there: The Engadine is in the heart of the Swiss Alps but well-connected given its isolation.
	www.wikiverse.org /swiss-alps (190 words)

	Swiss Alps holiday with Eurocamp (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Swiss Alps accommodation with Eurocamp is situated in the heart of this breathtaking alpine region.
		The Swiss Alps are one of the most beautiful regions in the world.
		Annecy is a picturesque town in the centre of the Alps that is surrounded by mountains, which overlook the azure waters.
	eurocamp.co.uk /camping_holidays/swiss_alps_holidays_with_eurocamp.htm (405 words)

	Drilling woes delay Swiss Alps rail tunnel
		But for the Swiss, proud of their reputation for efficiently handling both time and money, the delay in drilling the Gotthard is a bit of an embarrassment.
		With the Iron Curtain gone and the European Union expanding, truck traffic across the Alps grew more than tenfold between 1980 and 1998, while rail freight rose by just 37 percent, according to AlpTransit Gotthard AG, the company that is managing the whole project.
		The Swiss, whose country is not in the European Union, have tired of traffic jams worsened by big rigs clogging their tunnels.
	www.freep.com /news/nw/tunnel26d_20041126.htm (749 words)

	Holocene Glacier Fluctuations in the Swiss Alps and Dendrochronological Investigations at the Alpine Timberline in the ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Holocene Glacier Fluctuations in the Swiss Alps and Dendrochronological Investigations at the Alpine Timberline in the Valaisian and Grison Alps
		A further aim of the dendrochronological analysis of larch and alpine stone pine trees found at the alpine timberline is to establish long tree-ring width chronologies as a base for dating fossil wood found in glacier forefields.
		Holzhauser, H. and Zumbühl, H.J. (1999): Glacier fluctuations in the Western Swiss Alps and French Alps in the 16th century.
	www.research-projects.unizh.ch /math/unit70600/area486/p1717.htm (290 words)

	Aare River -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		segment of the Central Alps lying north of the Upper Rhône River and south of the Brienzer and Thunersee (lakes) in Bern and Valais cantons of southwestern Switzerland.
		From its source high in the Swiss Alps, the Rhine flows 820 miles (1,320 kilometers) through widely varying terrain from east-central Switzerland northward and westward to its North Sea outlet in The Netherlands.
		Bern is near the center of the plateau that lies between the Alps and the Jura Mountains.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9003206 (862 words)

	Swiss Alps, Italian Alps, German Alps, Austrian Alps - Alps Europe
		elcome to the Alps, which offer the best of all worlds: breathtaking scenery unfolds before your eyes, unspoiled nature is everywhere you turn, and yet you can savor all the comforts of modern life.
		Or discover the richness of the Alps by walking through quaint villages, taking part in local traditions and reveling in the hospitality of the people.
		Summer in the Alps is a spectacular time to both discover the outdoors and explore city life.
	www.alpseurope.com (257 words)

	A long-distance walk from Tyrol to the Vosges (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		This path H was built rather empirically : when I settled in Lyon in 1989, I discovered the Alps beginning path GR 96 in the Haute-Savoie.
		It was the period when I was progressively structurating my walks, and, once Chambéry was reached, I had decided to turn right and follow path GR 59 towards north-eastern France.
		Once the Alps are behind, the most interesting stretches are perhaps the wine sector of the Jura then the Doubs valley.
	www.lavaurs.com /en/sentiers/H_000 (190 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.
		The lack of symmetry of its transverse section has been the most striking feature of the mountain chain, since the sinking of the Po Plain closed its eventful geological history.
		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)

	Swiss Alps Cycling Events (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		I was surprised.alps, Swiss Alps and the Dolomites.
		This swiss alps cycling events Web site provides a ton of useful information.
		Vue des Alpes - one of the nicest panoramas of the Swiss Alps - Switze
	www.piedmontbike.com /swiss-alps-cycling-events.html (241 words)

	The Alps from east to west (1998)
		This tour has it all: Deep Austrian lakes, steep rocks in the Dolomites, impressive Swiss mountain scenery and the gentle slopes of the Jura Mountains.
		I cross the Alps crest by the Grossglockner road across Hochtor, Austria's highest pass.
		The Swiss narrow-gauge railway, Bernina-Express, climbs all the way across Passo del Bernina from Tirano to St. Moritz without going through any tunnels.
	home8.inet.tele.dk /cgregers/alps98_e.htm (785 words)

	Swiss Alps Hotel - Hotels - compare prices, reviews and buy at NexTag - Price - Review
		Located 800 meters from the french swiss frontier in the residential district of Ambilly, close to the largest lake in Europe...
		Family holiday hotel in the Swiss Alps /Grisons...
		The Kronen Hotel located in Andermatt, near 7 famous passes of the Swiss Alps is the place for Winter and Summer...
	www.nextag.com /goto.jsp?p=169&search=swiss+alps+hotel&node=2703100 (151 words)

	Swiss Alps Photo Gallery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Like the other parts of the alps, photos are everywhere to be had.
		This is the most beautiful glaciated valley in the Alps.
		This is the classic, heart of the Swiss Alps.
	www.naturephotographer.net /europenp.php?ImageCategory=swiss_alps (201 words)

	Virtual Tourists in the Swiss Alps
		As the Swiss government wants to wisely spend its money, it is using a computer model of the mountains populated by virtual tourists -- or software agents -- which tirelessly take the same roads again and again and give their appreciation about the best spots.
		That is a question which interests the Swiss government, given that it subsidises farmers heavily to graze their cows in the mountains.
		And of course, the virtual Alps can be modified by adding new elements in the landscape such as a cable car or a new hotel.
	radio.weblogs.com /0105910/2004/10/02.html (622 words)

	Mountain guide
		Crystalline rocks, which are exposed in the higher central regions, are the rocks forming Mont Blanc, the Matterhorn, and high peaks in the Pennine Alps and Hohe Tauern; limestone and other sedimentary rocks are predominant (but not continuously present) in the generally lower ranges to the north and south.
		The Alps are divided by rivers and other topographic features into more than 40 subunits for which local names are commonly used.
		The principal peaks of the Central Alps are Monte Rosa, the Matterhorn, the Finsteraarhorn, the Jungfrau, and the Wildspitze; the chief routes are the Simplon Tunnel and the St. Gotthard, Grimsel, Furka, Splügen, Bernina, and Brenner passes.
	www.igf.fuw.edu.pl /hill/eualps.html (344 words)

	Swiss Alps (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		We have released a teaser of one of the rooms that will be used in Swiss Alps, but we don't want to give you too many details on that yet; we want it to be a surprise.
		Additionally, you can also expect a few new things coming from Swiss Alps in the upcoming months including a new website layout, more teasers, and maybe we will even release a public forum.
		The Swiss Alps chat project is currently under development.
	www.swiss-alps.nl (369 words)

	swiss alps Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Swiss Alps 1961 lincoln continental Swiss Alps To visit them as our inferiors, the recipients of our bounty, is quite a different thing from going among them as our equals.
		Sometimes referred to as "The Swiss Alps of Texas", area elevations range from 1,500 to 2,400 feet with deep canyons cut by the Frio and Nueces Rivers.
		Swiss Alps art education The duke attracted all eyes by his personal beauty, set off as it was by all the luxury he thought fit to display at this festival.
	www.directory.planitaccommodation.com /swissalps (1734 words)

	CNN.com - Swiss Alps: Hiking from hut to hut - Oct 6, 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		But the "hardships" of hiking from one Alpine hut to another are easily outweighed by the rewards -- the shrill cry of woodchuck-like marmots, the sharp silhouettes of mountain goats on a narrow ledge, awakening to a landscape turned suddenly white with snow and ending the day playing cards huddled around the oven.
		At the annual "chamois evening" in late September, guests dance to music from an oergeli -- a miniature Swiss accordion -- and eat dishes made with meat from chamois, the small goat antelope of the Alps.
		The 1911 Swiss Alpine Club "mountain album" stated that "mountain lodges are primarily meant to be functional, to allow the tourist and the adventurer to discover new Alpine regions and to offer shelter to the mountaineer."
	www.cnn.com /2005/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/10/06/hut.hiking.ap/index.html (1073 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Europe \| Bears may be back in Swiss Alps
		Eyewitnesses report seeing a bear high in the Alps near eastern Switzerland's border with Italy, where there is already an established bear population.
		The Swiss authorities have been keen to see the return of the bear, hunted to extinction along with wolves and lynxes in the Alps in the 19th Century.
		The Swiss capital, Bern, is named after a bear - although its medieval founder was inspired by the first animal he killed during a day out hunting.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/europe/4720185.stm (386 words)

	WWW transportation swiss alps union (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Swiss International Air Lines offers 126 destinations world wide, one of the youngest fleets and excellent service.
		World famous REGA (Swiss Rescue Team) known in the industry to set the standards for mountain rescues.
		The Victorinox Swiss Army Knives Fun-n'Fly Scholarship Program offers an aviation scholarship for young people to learn to fly at Flight Training Adventure Camps sponsored by Victorinox, makers of the original Swiss Army Knive.
	way.utairway.com /swiss_alps.htm (684 words)

	Switzerland Tours: Swiss Chocolates, Cheese & Cuisine Tours, Fall Foliage Rail Tours, Switzerland Rail Tours, ...
		Swiss cows graze contentedly under blue skies while fluffy white clouds play tag between the valleys and peaks of the Alps.
		Experience the thrill of stopping high in the Alps at a small rail station, where rustic alpine chalet's with window boxes ablaze with vibrant colored flowers are in full bloom.
		Your included Swiss Rail Pass, entitles you to unlimited trips on the entire network of the Swiss Travel System covering almost 13,000 miles of railways, lake steamers, funiculars, and postal bus routes as well as the urban transit systems in many Swiss cities.
	www.swissjourney.com (356 words)

	The cycling page of Gabor Györgyi (Hungary) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		With the experiences of 5 tours to the High-Tatras and two cycletours in Austria and Slovenia, in the year 2001 with joining to the holiday of my parents I tried to cross the swiss Alps.
		This pass are usually compared to the famous climb, Alpe d’Huez, because of their comparable steepness and long.
		From the friendly and not so rocky summit — which was rich in meadows - to the shore of the Lake Thuner I was rolling down through the kilometers of the not too wild county.
	www.angelfire.com /pro/gyorgyigabor/2001svajc_eng.html (3438 words)

	The Swiss Alps (1993)
		The highlight of the tour is Pas de Lona (2787 m) on the last part of the Grand Raid Cristalp mountain bike route.
		From Pas de Morgins we are descending all the way to Lac Léman. This time we go along the shore to the campsite in Vézenaz for our last camp.
		It is the Swiss national day so there is celebration and fireworks all evening.
	home8.inet.tele.dk /cgregers/swiss93_e.htm (1089 words)

	swiss alps bicycling (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Swiss have a fondness and respect for bicycling, and many of the trails literally took us through front...
		Swiss Alps Bicycle Tour - General Info - Erickson Cycle Tours...
		Swiss Alps - General Info Single Bikes July 27 - August 11, 2003...
	www.getcyclinginfo.com /24/swiss-alps-bicycling.html (255 words)

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