Aarmassif
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The Aarmassif or Aaremassif (German: Aarmassiv) is the easternmost geologic massif in the Swiss Alps. It contains a number of large mountain chains and parts of mountain chains.
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The Aarmassif or Aaremassif (German: Aarmassiv) is the easternmost geologic massif in the Swiss Alps. It contains a number of large mountain chains and parts of mountain chains.
==Name== The massif is named after the Aar, a river that has its source in the Aarmassif.
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