Alps
The Alps are a range of mountains in Europe caused by uplift in the European Plate as it is impacted by the African Plate moving north; they stretch from Italy through France, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Germany, Austria, and into Slovenia.
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Mont Blanc and Bavarian Alps.
Mont Blanc
Mont Blanc is the highest summit of Western Europe, on the border between France and Italy.
Alps
- Mountain range
- Description: major mountain range system in central Europe
- Also known as“Alpeia”“Alpeis”“Alpine”“Central European Alps”“European Alpine Region”“European Alps”“the Alps”
- Location: Europe
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Latitude of center
46.5° or 46° 30′ north
Longitude of center
10.1° or 10° 6′ east
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In Other Languages
From Achinese to Zeeuws—“Alps” goes by many names.
AlpenAchinese
AlpeAfrikaans
AlpetAlbanian
አልፕስ ተራሮችAmharic
ἌλπειςAncient Greek (to 1453)
ऐल्प्सAngika
الآلبArabic
البArabic
جبال الألبArabic
جبال الألب السويسريةArabic
سلسلة جبال الألبArabic
AlpesAragonese
ԱլպերArmenian
ÂrpesArpitan
এল্পছAssamese
AlpesAsturian
АлпалAvaric
आल्प्सAwadhi
Alp dağlarıAzerbaijani
Альп тауҙарыBashkir
АльптарBashkir
AlpeakBasque
OipnBavarian
АльпыBelarusian
আল্পসBengali
আল্পস পর্বতমালাBengali
आल्प्सBhojpuri
AlpeBosnian
AlpiBosnian
AlpoùBreton
АлпиBulgarian
အယ်လ်ပ် တောင်တန်းBurmese
အဲ့လပတောင်တန်းBurmese
AlpsCatalan
AlpesCentral Bikol
AlpsCentral Kanuri
ئەڵپCentral Kurdish
АльпашChechen
阿伊卑斯Chinese
阿尔卑斯Chinese
阿尔卑斯山Chinese
阿爾卑斯山Chinese
阿爾卑斯山脈Chinese
AlpowCornish
AlplarCrimean Tatar
AlpeCroatian
AlpyCzech
AlperneDanish
AlpenDutch
AlpengebiedDutch
АльпEastern Mari
البEgyptian Arabic
ÈlpEmilian
AlpojEsperanto
Eŭropaj AlpojEsperanto
Mezeŭropaj AlpojEsperanto
AlpidEstonian
AlpurnarFaroese
AlpsFiji Hindi
AlpitFinnish
AlpsFriulian
AlpesGalician
阿爾卑斯山Gan Chinese
ალპებიGeorgian
ΆλπειςGreek
ÁypeGuarani
AlpGuianese Creole French
આલ્પ્સ પર્વતમાળાGujarati
Â-ngì-pî-sṳ̂ sânHakka Chinese
Alpes sânHakka Chinese
AlpsHausa
ʻAlepaHawaiian
הרי האלפיםHebrew
ऐल्प्सHindi
ऐल्प्स पर्वतमालाHindi
AlpokHungarian
AlpafjöllIcelandic
AlpiIdo
Montaro AlpiIdo
AlpesIloko
AlpenIndonesian
Pegunungan AlpenIndonesian
AlpesInterlingua
AlpesInterlingue
Na hAlpaIrish
AlpiItalian
AlpsJamaican Creole English
アルプス山脈Japanese
AlpenJavanese
AlpesJèrriais
AlpsJju
Alps (du̱hwan)Jju
AlɩpʊwaaKabiyè
Idurar n AlpKabyle
ಆಲ್ಪ್ಸ್Kannada
Alp tawlarıKara-Kalpak
АльплаKarachay-Balkar
АльпіKazakh
Альп тоолоруKirghiz
АльпыKirghiz
알프스산맥Korean
AlpKurdish
AlpesLadin
ElpesLadin
ແອລປ໌Lao
AlpesLatin
AlpiLatvian
ArpiLigurian
AlpeLimburgan
AlpiLingala
AlpesLingua Franca Nova
阿爾卑斯山Literary Chinese
AlpėsLithuanian
AlpLombard
AlpenLow German
AlpyLower Sorbian
AlpenLuxembourgish
АлпиMacedonian
Tandavan-tendrombohitra AlpaMalagasy
Banjaran AlpMalay
Banjaran AlpsMalay
ആൽപ്സ്Malayalam
आल्प्सMarathi
AlpesMin Nan Chinese
AlpenMinangkabau
ალპეფიMingrelian
AlpesMirandese
Альпийн нурууMongolian
جبال لألپMoroccan Arabic
لألپMoroccan Arabic
AlpeNeapolitan
ArpeNeapolitan
आल्प्सNepali
एल्पस्Newari
AlpenNorthern Frisian
ÁlppatNorthern Sami
AlpeneNorwegian
AlpeneNorwegian Bokmål
AlpaneNorwegian Nynorsk
AlpesNovial
AlpsOccitan (post 1500)
AlpisOld English (ca. 450-1100)
АльпæтæOssetian
ਐਲਪPanjabi
AlpenPapiamento
آلپPersian
کوههای آلپPersian
AlpesPicard
AlpPiemontese
AlpyPolish
آلپ غرونهPushto
AlpikunaQuechua
AlpiRomanian
Munții AlpiRomanian
AlpsRomansh
АльпаRussia Buriat
Альпийские горыRussian
АльпыRussian
АлпыRusyn
Al-payse a buyu’Sakizaya
AlpėsSamogitian
AlpesSardinian
AlpenSaterfriesisch
AlpsScots
AlpsScottish Gaelic
Na h-AilpeannanScottish Gaelic
Na h-AlpsScottish Gaelic
АлпиSerbian
AlpeSerbo-Croatian
AlpiSicilian
الپسSindhi
الپس جبلSindhi
ඇල්ප්ස්Sinhala
AlpySlovak
AlpeSlovenian
آلپ داغلاریSouth Azerbaijani
AlpenSundanese
AlpiSwahili
AlpernaSwedish
Centraleuropeiska alpernaSwedish
Europeiska alpernaSwedish
AlpeSwiss German
AlpenSwiss German
ꠀꠟ꠆ꠙꠍ ꠙꠣꠀꠠꠣꠁꠘSylheti
AlpesTagalog
АлпTajik
Кӯҳҳои АлпTajik
Alpi bandonTalysh
ஆல்ப்ஸ்Tamil
Альп тауларыTatar
ఆల్ప్స్ పర్వతాలుTelugu
เทือกเขาแอลป์Thai
AlplerTurkish
AlplarTurkmen
ئالپ تاغلىرىUighur
АльпиUkrainian
AlpyUpper Sorbian
الپسUrdu
AlplarUzbek
AlpeVenetian
Al’padVeps
AlpsVietnamese
AnpơVietnamese
AlpnVlaams
AlpiqVõro
AlpesWaray (Philippines)
AlpauWelsh
Ալպեան լեռներWestern Armenian
AlpenWestern Frisian
الپسWestern Panjabi
阿尔卑斯山Wu Chinese
IiAlpsXhosa
Альпа хайалараYakut
АльптарYakut
אלפןYiddish
AlpeYue Chinese
AlpenYue Chinese
AlpesYue Chinese
AlpiYue Chinese
AlpsYue Chinese
阿爾卑斯山Yue Chinese
AlpenZeeuws
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