Western Alps
Mountain range73,393.76 km²
About
western parts of the Alps mountain range in Central Europe
Main information
18,600
Peaks
6,868
Passes
265
Glaciers
683.85 km²
km²
47
Routes
Child Regions
Northwestern Alps
12,034 peaks
4,015 Passes
218 Glaciers
47 Routes
Bernese Alps
1,274273838
Glarus Alps
9011678
Graian Alps
2,0629874732
Lepontine Alps
2,0066737
Lugano Prealps
466146
Pennine Alps
2,2901,013664
Savoy Prealps
1,08846533
Swiss Prealps
2,0913251
Southwestern Alps
6,584 peaks
2,860 Passes
51 Glaciers
Cottian Alps
3,0921,2201
Dauphine Alps
1,00050150
Dauphine Prealps
601474
Ligurian Alps
1,069404
Maritime Alps
17473
Geographic Location
Administrative Location
Austria:
Vorarlberg
France:
ARA,Ecclesiastical Province of Lyon,the Southern Region
Italy:
Aosta Valley,Liguria,Lombardy,Piedmont
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
73,393.76 km²
Area Location1 area
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