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Alps

Also known as European Alps, Central European Alps, Alpine, Alpeia, Alpeis, European Alpine Region, the Alps

The Alps () are some of the highest and most extensive mountain ranges in Europe, stretching approximately across several Alpine countries (from west to east): Monaco, France, Switzerland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Germany, Austria, and Slovenia.

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The Alps are Europe's highest and most extensive mountain ranges, stretching across eight countries from Monaco in the west to Slovenia in the east. They matter because of their size and prominence as a defining geographical feature of central Europe that spans multiple nations.

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Key facts

Mountain.name: Alps
Mountain.image: Alps 2007-03-13 10.10UTC 1px-250m.jpg
Mountain.image_caption: Satellite view of the Alps
Mountain.subdivision1_type: Region
Mountain.age: Tertiary
Mountain.orogeny: Alpine orogeny
Mountain.area_km2: 200,000
Mountain.length_km: 1,200
Mountain.width_km: 250
Mountain.highest: Mont Blanc
Mountain.elevation_m: 4,808.73
Mountain.map_caption: Relief of the Alps. See also map with international borders marked.
Mountain.listing: List of mountain ranges
Mountain.image_map: Alpenrelief 01.jpg
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Research

7,162 papers

Scaling the tips of the ALPS.Biomedical journal · 2021Rieux-Laucat F, Kanellopoulos JM, Ojcius DMDOI: 10.1016/j.bj.2021.08.002
Autoimmune lymphoproliferative immunodeficiencies (ALPIDs): A proposed approach to redefining ALPS and other lymphoproliferative immune disorders.ReviewThe Journal of allergy and clinical immunology · 2024Magerus A, Rensing-Ehl A, Rao VK et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2023.11.004
ALPS, FAS, and beyond: from inborn errors of immunity to acquired immunodeficiencies.ReviewAnnals of hematology · 2022Consonni F, Gambineri E, Favre CDOI: 10.1007/s00277-022-04761-7
ALPS or not?Blood · 2020McClain KL, Gulati NDOI: 10.1182/blood.2020007418
What's up in the ALPS.ReviewCurrent opinion in immunology · 2017Rieux-Laucat FDOI: 10.1016/j.coi.2017.10.001
Presentation and diagnosis of autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome (ALPS).ReviewExpert review of clinical immunology · 2021Lambert MPDOI: 10.1080/1744666X.2021.1978842
Autoimmune Lymphoproliferative Syndrome: An Overview.ReviewArchives of pathology & laboratory medicine · 2020Matson DR, Yang DTDOI: 10.5858/arpa.2018-0190-RS
Updated Understanding of Autoimmune Lymphoproliferative Syndrome (ALPS).ReviewClinical reviews in allergy & immunology · 2016Li P, Huang P, Yang Y et al.DOI: 10.1007/s12016-015-8466-y

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Encyclopedic overview

30 sections

Contents

Etymology and toponymy
Geography
Passes
Highest mountains
Rivers and lakes
Climate
Climate change
Geology
Minerals
Glaciers
Avalanches
Ecology
Flora
Fauna
History
Prehistory
Christianity, feudalism, and Napoleonic wars
Exploration
The Romantics and Alpinists
The Nazis
Undocumented migrants
Society
Largest Alpine cities
Alpine people and culture
Tourism
Transportation
Notes
References
Works cited
External links

The Alpine arch extends from Nice on the western Mediterranean to Trieste on the Adriatic and Vienna at the beginning of the Pannonian Basin. The mountains were formed over tens of millions of years as the African and Eurasian tectonic plates collided. Extreme shortening caused by the event resulted in marine sedimentary rocks rising by thrusting and folding into high mountain peaks such as Mont Blanc and the Matterhorn. The Alpine region area contains 82 peaks higher than List of Alpine four-thousanders|. The altitude and size of the range affect the climate in Europe; in the mountains, precipitation levels vary greatly and climatic conditions consist of distinct zones.

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