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Graian Alps
French: Alpes grées, Italian: Alpi Graie
Graian Alps (in red) within the Alps.
The borders of the range according to
Partizione delle Alpi & SOIUSA
Highest point
PeakMont Blanc
Elevation4,810.45 m (15,782.3 ft)
Coordinates45°50′1″N 6°51′54″E / 45.83361°N 6.86500°E / 45.83361; 6.86500
Geography
CountriesFrance, Italy and Switzerland
Provinces/RegionsAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Piedmont, Aosta Valley and Valais
Range coordinates45°30′N 7°10′E / 45.500°N 7.167°E / 45.500; 7.167
Parent rangeAlps
Borders onCottian Alps, Dauphiné Alps, Savoy Prealps, Bernese Alps, Pennine Alps and Po plain
Geology
OrogenyAlpine orogeny

The Graian Alps (French: Alpes grées [alp ɡʁe]; Italian: Alpi Graie [ˈalpi ˈɡraːje]) are a mountain range in the western part of the Alps.

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Grand Paradis (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɑ̃ paʁadi]) is a mountain in the Graian Alps in Italy, located between the Aosta Valley and Piedmont regions. It is...

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col is lacking. For the Eastern Alps the range names are according to the Alpine Club classification of the Eastern Alps. SOIUSA codes, representing a proposal...

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crosses the Valais Alps between Martigny, Switzerland and Aosta, Italy Little St Bernard Pass lies between Mont Blanc and the Graian Alps, connecting Bourg...

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the Mont Cenis Pass to the north, which connects the Cottian Alps with the Graian Alps; Mont Cenis Lake, the Cenischia Valley, the Dora Riparia Valley...

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Dora Baltea which flows through the valley. The valley starts in the Graian Alps from the rough mountains where it meets with Aosta and Soana valleys...

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Albaron (3,638 m) is a mountain of the Graian Alps in Savoie, France. Along with the nearby mountain Uia di Ciamarella it forms a large glacial basin...

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the Bernese Alps contain four; and the Mont Blanc Massif in the Graian Alps has three. Ball, John (1866). The Alpine guide, Central Alps. London: Longmans...

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Mont Cenis

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of 2,085 m (6,841 ft)), which forms the limit between the Cottian and Graian Alps. The term "Mont Cenis" could be derived from mont des cendres ("mountain...

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located between the Graian Alps in the north and the Cottian Alps in the south. It is one of the longest valleys of the Italian Alps. It extends over 50...

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