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Alps - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1474 words) |
 | The border between the Central Alps and the Southern Limestone Alps is the Periadriatic Seam. |
| The Northern Limestone Alps are separated from the Central Eastern Alps by the Grauwacken Zone. |
| The Alps arose as a result of the pressure exerted on sediments of the Tethys Ocean basin as its Mesozoic and early Cenozoic strata were pushed against the stable Eurasian landmass by the northward-moving African landmass. |
| Alps - MSN Encarta (910 words) |
| The valleys of the Alps are areas of year-round settlement; the flatter upland tracts comprise pastures and seasonally inhabited settlements, and the zone above the timberline serves as pasture and for recreation. |
| Among the principal ranges are the Maritime, Ligurian, Cottian, and Alpes Grées in France and Italy and the Bernese, Glarus, and Pennine (or Valais) Alps in Switzerland. |
| Well-known mountain chains of the Eastern Alps are the Bavarian Alps, Allgäu Alps, Hohe Tauern, and Niedere Tauern in the north and the Dolomite and Carnic Alps in the south. |
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