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Mountains · Mountain ranges · Glaciers · Flora and fauna · Alpine history · Alpine climbing · Alpine geography |
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 Lower part of the Aletsch glacier with Wannenhorn (3,906 m (12,815 ft)) in the middle and Strahlhorn (3,026 m (9,928 ft)) on the right.
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Preserved internal alpine forest and meadow, Vanoise National Park (from Alps) -
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Young alpine ibex. When fully grown the horns of this male will be about one metre wide. (from Alps) -
Troops under Generalissimo Alexander Suvorov crossing the Alps in 1799, by Vasily Surikov (from Alps) -
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Mont Blanc massif (from Alps) -
The Nazis hid looted art in salt mines at Altaussee, such as the Early Netherlandish Ghent Altarpiece which sustained significant damage. (from Alps) -
Southern pre-alpine lakes like Lake Garda are characterised by warmer microclimates than the surrounding areas (from Alps) -
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View of the Matterhorn within the Alps (from History of the Alps) -
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Chamonix, The Monument of Horace-Bénédict de Saussure and Jacques Balmat, in honor of their climb of Mont Blanc (from History of the Alps) -
Napoleon passing the Great St Bernard Pass, by Edouard Castres (from Alps) -
The Alps extend in an arc from France in the south and west to Slovenia in the east, and from Monaco in the south to Germany in the north. (from Alps) -
Stemless gentian (Gentiana acaulis) (from Alps) -
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Alpine chalet being built in Haute-Maurienne (Savoy), the use of thick pieces of orthogneiss (4–7 cm) is by the strict architectural regulations in the region bordering the national parks of Vanoise-Grand Paradis. (from Alps) -
The Aletsch Glacier with pine trees growing on the hillside (2007; the surface is 180 m (590 ft) lower than 150 years ago) (from Alps) -
The St. Bartholomew's chapel on the Königssee in Bavaria is a popular tourist destination. (from Alps) -
Tectonic map of southern Europe and the Middle East, showing tectonic structures of the western Alpide mountain belt (from Alpine orogeny) -
Aerial view of the Pennine Alps, the second-highest range of the Alps (from Alps) -
This illustration of the glacier systems of the Mont Blanc massif by Alexander Keith Johnston was first published 1848 in The Physical Atlas. (from Alps) -
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Herding sheep in Austria (from Alps) -
The alpine Apollo butterfly has adapted to alpine conditions. (from Alps) -
Louis Agassiz's studies of the Unteraar Glacier in the 1840s showed that it moved at 100 m (328 ft) per year. (from Alps) -
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Painted view of Theodul Pass (3,295 m) around 1800. (from High Alps) -
Teufelsbrücke (Devil's Bridge) on the route to the Gotthard Pass; the currently used bridge from 1958 over the first drivable bridge from 1830 (from Alps) -
Zentralbahn Interregio train following the Lake Brienz shoreline, near Niederried in Switzerland (from Alps) -
Château de Chillon, a castle on the north shore of Lake Geneva, against the backdrop of the Dents du Midi (from Alps) -
The Alps seen from space (from Geography of the Alps) -
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Edelweiss (Leontopodium alpinum) (from Alps) -
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Life zones of the Alps (from Climate of the Alps) -
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Satellite photo showing the Alps in winter, at the top of the Italian peninsula. (from History of the Alps) -
Compressed metamorphosed Tethyan sediments and their oceanic basement are sandwiched between the tip of the Matterhorn (Italian-Swiss border), which consists of gneisses originally part of the African plate, and the base of the peak, which is part of the Eurasian plate. (from Alps) -
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The Sphinx Tunnel connecting Jungfraujoch railway station to the Sphinx Observatory, through a glacier at the Jungfraujoch. (from Alps)
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Category: Glaciers
Cirque glaciers:
Blaueis ·
Eiskar ·
Höllentalferner ·
Matterhorn Glacier
Outlet glaciers:
Eiger Glacier ·
Marmolada Glacier
Plateau glaciers:
Plaine Morte ·
Schneeferner ·
Übergossene Alm
Valley glaciers:
Aletsch Glacier ·
Fiescher Glacier ·
Glacier Blanc ·
Glacier Noir ·
Gorner Glacier ·
Lower Grindelwald Glacier ·
Mer de Glace ·
Mont Durand Glacier ·
Morteratsch Glacier ·
Rhône Glacier ·
Upper Grindelwald Glacier
 Alpine flora: Alpine azalea · Alpine rock-jasmine · Austrian pine · Dwarf pillow sedge · Dwarf willow · Edelweiss · Glacier crowfoot · Great yellow gentian · Hairy alpenrose · Mountain pine · Swiss pine · Wulfenia |
 Alpine fauna: Alpine chough · Alpine ibex · Alpine marmot · Alpine salamander · Chamois · European adder · Glacier flea · Golden eagle · Nutcracker · Mountain burnet · Red-billed chough · Rock ptarmigan · Snowfinch · Wallcreeper |
Category: History
General:
History of the Alps ·
Alpine transhumance ·
Exploration of the High Alps ·
Hannibal's crossing of the Alps ·
Ötzi ·
Slavic settlement of the Eastern Alps ·
Tres Alpes ·
Walser migrations
Climbing: see here
Disasters:
1954 Blons avalanches ·
Air France Flight 178 ·
Germanwings Flight 9525
Category: Glaciers
Alpinism:
Golden age of Alpinism ·
Silver age of Alpinism ·
Timeline of climbing the Matterhorn
Early ascents:
First ascent of the Matterhorn ·
Second ascent of the Matterhorn ·
Höllentalferner
Climbing disasters:
1936 Eiger north face climbing disaster ·
Category: History
Geology
Geology of the Alps
Rivers:
Aare ·
Brandenberger Ache ·
Brixentaler Ache ·
Drau ·
Erlauf ·
Inn ·
Lech (river) ·
Lütschine ·
Mangfall ·
Ötztaler Ache ·
Rienz ·
Salzach ·
Sill ·
Spöl ·
Ybbs ·
Ziller
Valleys:
Kleinwalsertal ·
Lötschental ·
Pustertal ·
Stubaital ·
Tuxertal
Lakes:
Lago di Muzzano ·
Lai da Marmorera ·
Lake Brienz ·
Lake Constance ·
Lake Geneva ·
Lake Lungern ·
Lake Maggiore ·
Lake Thun ·
Lake Zug ·
Melchsee ·
Oeschinen Lake ·
Schwarzsee
Passes:
Albula Pass ·
Bernina Pass ·
Col Agnel ·
Col de l'Iseran ·
Great St. Bernard Pass ·
Flüela Pass ·
Furka Pass ·
Grimsel Pass ·
Grosse Scheidegg ·
Grossglockner High Alpine Road ·
Jungfraujoch ·
Pack Saddle ·
San Bernardino Pass ·
San Pellegrino Pass ·
Seeberg Saddle ·
Semmering Pass ·
Simplon Pass ·
Stelvio Pass ·
St. Gotthard Pass ·
Tuxer Joch
29.9.2024 Climate Change: Melting glaciers force Switzerland and Italy to redraw part of Alpine border around the Matterhorn. (Source:The Guardian)
21.8.2023 Freezing level at record-breaking height of 5,300 metres above Switzerland as heat and fire hit Europe. (Source: Guardian)
6.1.2023 Elite Swiss ski resort flies snow to the slopes after country experiences mild winter with temperatures of 20 degree Celsius (Source: The Telegraph)
28.7.2022 Climbers and guides adapt to changing climate and landscape in the Alps (Source:UKClimbing.com)
25.7.2022 Freezing point climbs to record high above Swiss Alpine summits. (Source:The Guardian)
3.6.2022 Global heating is turning white Alps green, study finds. (Source:The Guardian)
28.4.2022 Largest-ever marine reptile tooth discovered in the Swiss Alps. (Source:Swissinfo.ch)
25.1.2022 Plastic snowfall in the Alps. (Source:Phys.org)
8.12.2021 A climber found a trove of gems in the Alps amid a 47-year-old plane wreck of Air India Flight 101. He gets to keep half. (Source:Washington Post)
15.6.2021 Researchers studying pink snow in the Alps describe phenomena as ‘marker of climate change’. (Source:iNews)
6.5.2021 Melting ice reveals first world war relics in Italian Alps - the so-called White War. (Source:The Guardian)
16.4.2021 Ice on the Alps’s highest peak (Mont Blanc) details a rise in the pollutant, bromine. (Source:Nature)
How well do you know your mountains? – Click the picture to view a larger image and reveal its name
- Martin Moran (climber)
- Les Périades
- Monte Birrone
- Monte Massone
- Cima Ciantiplagna
- Punta Lunella
- Punta Cornour
- Aiguille de la Brenva
- Aiguille de Toule
- Grand Flambeau
- Aiguilles d'Entrèves
- Aiguilles Marbrées
- Géant Glacier
- Goûter Route
- Rocher de la Tournette
- Petite Bosse
- Tête Rousse Glacier
- Skyway Monte Bianco
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