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Maritime Alps

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mountains in France and Italy

Key facts

Peak
Monte Argentera
Elevation
3,297 m (10,817 ft)
Coordinates
44°10′45″N 7°18′18″E / 44.17917°N 7.30500°E / 44.17917; 7.30500
Countries
France Italy Monaco
Regions r gions
Piedmont Liguria Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Rivers
Verdon Ubaye Roya Var Stura di Demonte
Parent range
Alps
Borders on
Ligurian Alps Cottian Alps Provence Alps and Prealps Mediterranean Sea
Orogeny
Alpine orogeny

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Country
Italy
Elevation
3297
Highest point
Monte Argentera
Image
Maritime Alps.jpg
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Commons category
Maritime Alps
topic's main category
Category:Maritime Alps
Commons gallery
Maritime Alps
has boundary
Mediterranean Sea
different from
Alpes-Maritimes
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Encyclopedic overview

The Maritime Alps (French: Alpes Maritimes [alp maʁitim]; Italian: Alpi Marittime [ˈalpi maˈrittime]) are a mountain range in the southwestern part of the Alps. They form the border between the French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur and the Italian regions of Piedmont and Liguria. They are the southernmost part of the Alps.

Geography

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Maritime Alps” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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