Alps
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| Elevation | 4810 |
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| Highest point | Mont Blanc |
| Length | 1,200 km (750 mi) |
| Orogeny | Alpine orogeny |
| Did you know | The Alpine region area contains about a hundred peaks higher than 4,000 m (13,123 ft), known as the "four-thousanders". |
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| ID | 738325 |
About Alps
The Alps are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe, separating Southern from Central and Western Europe and stretching approximately 1,200 kilometres across eight Alpine countries: France, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, Liechtenstein, Austria, Germany, and Slovenia.
Italy: Agents die when boat capsizes on Lake Maggiore
... Lake Maggiore - on the south side of the Alps - is shared by Italy and Switzerland and is a popular destination for tourists...
Lake Maggiore tourist boat carrying 20 overturns, with one dead
... Lake Maggiore is a popular destination for tourists and lies on the south side of the Alps...
Headlines: Royal couple 'to separate', and £5 billion for the local buses
... A GP practice in Brighton has been temporarily closed, after an employee tested positive for coronavirus The virus-who s thought to have infected eleven other British, who, during a skiing holiday in the Alps...
Hallstatt: A town of 800 people that gets a million tourists a year
...This is Halstatt in the Austrian Alps - a World Heritage Site that s so picturesque, tourists can t stay away...
Lake Maggiore tourist boat carrying 20 overturns, with one dead
A boat carrying at least 20 people has overturned on Lake Maggiore in northern Italy.
Italian media is reporting that one person has died and at least three others remain Missing .
19 people had been safely rescued, but that it was still searching for " Some People reported to be Missing ".
Rescue divers and a helicopter have been scrambled to help with The Search at The Lake 's southern end off Lisanza.
According to news site La Repubblica , The Boat had been carrying 22 tourists who were celebrating a birthday when it capsized in bad weather.
Lake Maggiore is a popular destination for tourists and lies on the South Side of the Alps .
Source of news: bbc.com
