major mountain range system in central Europe
Alps
Mountain range173,565.47 km²
Main information
About
Known names
alternative
AlpeiaAlpeisAlpineCentral European AlpsEuropean Alpine RegionEuropean Alpsthe Alps
Child Regions
Eastern Alps
34,190 peaks
7,238 Passes
242 Glaciers
1 Routes
Central Eastern Alps
10,5122,322174
Northeastern Alps
10,2801,8254
Southern Limestone Alps
13,5023,104641
Western Alps
18,600 peaks
6,868 Passes
265 Glaciers
47 Routes
Northwestern Alps
12,0344,01521847
Southwestern Alps
6,5842,86051
Geographic Location
Administrative Location
Austria:
Burgenland,Carinthia,Lower Austria,Salzburg,Styria,Tyrol,Upper Austria,Vienna,Vorarlberg
France:
ARA,Ecclesiastical Province of Lyon,the Southern Region
Germany:
Bavaria
Hungary:
Transdanubia
Italy:
Aosta Valley,Friuli-Venezia Giulia,Liguria,Lombardy,Piedmont,Trentino-South Tyrol,Veneto
Switzerland:
Appenzell Ausserrhoden,Appenzell Innerrhoden,Bern,canton St. Gallen,canton Vaud,Fribourg,Geneva,Glarus,Grisons,Lucerne,Nidwalden,Obwalden,Schwyz,Ticino,Uri,Wallis,Zug,Zurich
Characteristics
Area
173,565.47 km²