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    The Eastern Alps are usually defined as the area east of a line from Lake Constance and the Alpine Rhine valley, up to the Splügen Pass at the Alpine divide...
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    The Central Eastern Alps (German: Zentralalpen or Zentrale Ostalpen), also referred to as Austrian Central Alps (German: Österreichische Zentralalpen)...
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    the Alps make classification of the mountains and subregions difficult, but a general classification is that of the Eastern Alps and Western Alps with...
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    regions. The Swiss Alps extend over both the Western Alps and the Eastern Alps, encompassing an area sometimes called Central Alps. While the northern...
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    Limestone Alps (Italian: Alpi Sud-orientali, German: Südliche Kalkalpen), also called the Southern Calcareous Alps, are the ranges of the Eastern Alps south...
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    Valley and Canale Valley. They are divided into the Eastern and Western Julian Alps. The Julian Alps were known in antiquity as Alpes Iuliae, and also attested...
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    that part of the Eastern Alps that lies on Bavarian state territory. However, it is traditionally understood that the Bavarian Alps are only those ranges...
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  • The settlement of the Eastern Alps region by early Slavs took place during the 6th to 8th centuries CE. It formed part of the southward expansion of early...
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    Central Eastern Alps (Austria, Swiss), peaks up to 4050 m; Southern Limestone Alps, peaks up to 3500 m. The border between the Central Eastern Alps and the...
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  • the part of the Alps and Pré-Alps that is located in North-Eastern Switzerland and compromises the Schwyzer Alps and the Appenzell Alps. This region is...
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    into three main parts: Western, Central and Eastern Alps. In this traditional subdivision, the Western Alps start from the Bocchetta di Altare (or Colle...
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    distances. Among these groups are the Dauphine Alps, the Eastern and Western Graians, the entire Bernese Alps, the Tödi, Albula and Silvretta groups, the...
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    Limestone Alps (German: Nördliche Kalkalpen), also called the Northern Calcareous Alps, are the ranges of the Eastern Alps north of the Central Eastern Alps located...
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    Alps Ligurian Alps Maritime Alps Cottian Alps Dauphiné Alps Graian Alps Pennine Alps Bernese Alps Lepontine Alps Tödi Range North-Eastern Swiss Alps Eastern...
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    southernmost part of the Alps. Administratively the range is divided between the Italian provinces of Cuneo and Imperia (eastern slopes) and the French...
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    The Ötztal Alps (Italian: Alpi Venoste, German: Ötztaler Alpen) are a mountain range in the Central Eastern Alps, in the State of Tyrol in western Austria...
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    The Stubai Alps (in German Stubaier Alpen) is a mountain range in the Central Eastern Alps of Europe. It derives its name from the Stubaital valley to...
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    of the Alps have been inhabited since prehistoric times. The Alpine culture, which developed there, centers on transhumance. Currently the Alps are divided...
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    classification of the Eastern Alps (German: Alpenvereinseinteilung der Ostalpen, AVE) is a common division of the Eastern Alps into 75 mountain ranges...
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  • The central and eastern Alps of Europe are rich in folklore traditions dating back to pre-Christian times, with surviving elements originating from Germanic...
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    the highest section of the entire Dinaric Alps; this section stretches from Albania to Kosovo and eastern Montenegro. Maja Jezercë, standing at 2,694...
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    The Eastern Rhaetian Alps (Östliche Rätische Alpen in German, Alpi Retiche orientali in Italian) are a mountain range in the central part of the Alps. Administratively...
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    The Australian Alps are a mountain range in southeast Australia. The range comprises an interim Australian bioregion, and is the highest mountain range...
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    mountain group in the Central Eastern Alps, in Italy and Switzerland. The Ortler Alps are separated from: the Sesvenna Alps in the north by the Ofen Pass...
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    The Albula Alps are a mountain range in the Alps of eastern Switzerland. They are considered to be part of the Central Eastern Alps, more specifically...
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    The Rhaetian Alps (Italian: Alpi Retiche; German: Rätische Alpen) are a mountain range of the Eastern Alps. The SOIUSA classification system divides them...
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    of the mountains. Within the Eastern Alps, the Alpine Club or AVE system places them within the Western Limestone Alps, while the SOIUSA system classifies...
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    The Silvretta Alps are a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps shared by Tirol, Vorarlberg (both in Austria) and Graubünden (Switzerland). The Austrian...
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    The Cottian Alps (/ˈkɒtiən ˈælps/; French: Alpes Cottiennes [alp kɔtjɛn]; Italian: Alpi Cozie [ˈalpi ˈkɔttsje]) are a mountain range in the southwestern...
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    Western Ligurian Alps is Punta Marguareis (2,651 m), and there are several other summits over 2000 m, while in Eastern Ligurian Alps (also called Ligurian...
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