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⛰️ Mountain Ranges
🌍 The Alps
Europe's great mountain wall; birthplace of modern mountaineering
Europe 1786 Mountain Ranges
⛰️ Key Facts
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1,200 km arc across France, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Germany, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Slovenia
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Mont Blanc (4,808 m) — highest peak in Europe (outside Caucasus); first climbed in 1786
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Origin of Rhine, Rhône, Po and Inn rivers; 120 million tourists visit per year
Named by Julius Caesar; "Alps" derives from Celtic "alp" meaning high pasture
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⛰️ Mountain Ranges
Country / Region
🌍 Europe
Key Year
1786
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Europe's great mountain wall; birthplace of modern mountaineering