The Alps ( ; ; ; ; ) 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 word "Alps" was taken via French from Latin Alpes (meaning "the Alps"), which may be influenced by the Latin words albus (white) or altus (high) or more likely a Latin rendering of a Celtic or Ligurian original.
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The highest mountain in the Alps is Mont Blanc, at , on the Italian-French border. All the main peaks of the Alps can be found in the list of mountains of the Alps and list of Alpine peaks by prominence.
Geography
main: Geography of the Alps
Subdivision
The Eastern Alps are commonly subdivided according to the different lithology (rock composition) of the more central parts of the Alps and the groups at its northern and southern fringes:
- Northern Limestone Alps (from the Wienerwald to Bregenzerwald),including the Flyschzone. peaks up to
- Central Eastern Alps (Austria, Switzerland), peaks up to
- Southern Limestone Alps.
The border between the Central Alps and the Southern Limestone Alps is the Periadriatic Seam. The Northern Limestone Alps are separated from the Central Eastern Alps by the Grauwacken Zone
The Western Alps are commonly subdivided with respect to geography:
- Ligurian Alps
- Maritime Alps
- Cottian Alps
- Dauphiné Alps
- Graian Alps
- Chablais Alps
- Pennine Alps
- Bernese Alps
- Lepontine Alps
- Glarus Alps
- Appenzell Alps.
Series of lower mountain ranges run parallel to the main chain of the Alps, including the French Prealps. (See Alpine geography.)
The geologic subdivision is different and makes no difference between the Western and Eastern Alps: Helveticum in the north, Penninicum and Austroalpine system in the centre and south of the Periadriatic seam the Southern Alpine system and parts of the Dinarides (see Alpine Geology). 'Geographically, the Jura mountains do not belong to the Alps; geologically'', however, they do.
Main chain
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