Maratime Alps
The Maritime Alps are a mountain range in the southwestern part of the Alps. They form the border between the French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur and the Italian regions of Piedmont and Liguria. They are the southernmost part of the Alps.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 1,878 metres
- Description: mountains in France and Italy
- Also known as: “Maritime Alps”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lake Martel and Punta Maladecia.
Lake Martel
Photo: Cristian.dutto, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Lake Martel is located in the municipality of Vinadio, in the Province of Cuneo, in the upper Riofreddo valley. It is situated at 2,166 m above sea level and is a completely natural lake, formed due to glacial excavation.
Punta Maladecia
Peak
Photo: Francofranco56, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Punta Maladecia is a peak, which is situated 3 km west of Maratime Alps.
Rifugio Malinvern
Mountain hut
Photo: Marco Plassio, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rifugio Malinvern is a mountain hut, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Maratime Alps.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bagni di Vinadio.
Bagni di Vinadio
Village
Photo: JYB Devot, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bagni di Vinadio is a village, which is situated 9 km northwest of Maratime Alps.
Maratime Alps
- Categories: alpine subsection and landform
- Location: Piedmont, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Welsh—“Maratime Alps” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Seealpe”
- Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Ἄλπεις παράλιοι”
- Arabic: “الألب البحرية”
- Armenian: “Մերձծովյան Ալպեր”
- Basque: “Itsas Alpeak”
- Belarusian: “Прыморскія Альпы”
- Breton: “Alpoù an Arvor”
- Bulgarian: “Приморски Алпи”
- Catalan: “Alps Marítims”
- Cebuano: “Maritime Alps”
- Chinese: “濱海阿爾卑斯山脈”
- Croatian: “Primorske Alpe”
- Czech: “Přímořské Alpy”
- Danish: “De maritime Alper”
- Dutch: “Zee-Alpen (gebergte)”
- Dutch: “Zee-Alpen”
- Estonian: “Mereäärsed Alpid”
- Finnish: “Meri-Alpit”
- French: “Alpes de l’Argentera et du Mercantour, du Ténibre et du Pelat”
- French: “Alpes maritimes”
- French: “Alpes Maritimes”
- Georgian: “ზღვისპირა ალპები (ქედი)”
- Georgian: “ზღვისპირა ალპები”
- German: “Seealpen”
- Greek: “Παραθαλάσσιες Άλπεις”
- Italian: “Alpi Marittime”
- Japanese: “アルプ・マリティーム山脈”
- Korean: “마리팀 알프스”
- Ladin: “Ciadëina de Mercantour”
- Ladin: “Elpes Maritimes”
- Latin: “Alpes Maritimae”
- Macedonian: “Приморски Алпи”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “De maritime Alpene”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “De maritime Alper”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Dei maritime Alpane”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kystalpane”
- Norwegian: “De maritime Alper”
- Persian: “آلپ دریایی”
- Polish: “Alpy Nadmorskie”
- Portuguese: “Alpes Marítimos”
- Romanian: “Alpii Maritimi”
- Russian: “Приморские Альпы”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Primorske Alpe”
- Slovak: “Prímorské Alpy”
- Slovenian: “Primorske Alpe”
- Spanish: “Alpes maritimos”
- Spanish: “Alpes marítimos”
- Tatar: “Диңгез буе Альплар”
- Ukrainian: “Приморські Альпи”
- Venetian: “Alpe Marittime”
- Vietnamese: “Alpes maritimes”
- Welsh: “Alpau Morol”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Pratolungo-Roviera and Vinadio.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lago Soprano della Valletta and Cima della Lombarda.
Piedmont: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Turin, Novara, Asti, and Alessandria.
Curious Peaks to Discover
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