Alps

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A satellite view of the Alps.
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A satellite view of the Alps.

The Alps (German: Alpen; French: Alpes; Italian: Alpi; Slovenian: Alpe) are a mountain range in Europe.

The Alps stretch from Austria and Slovenia in the east, through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany to France in the west.

The highest mountain in the Alps is the Mont Blanc (4,808 m), on the French-Italian border.

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