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Maritime Alps
French: Alpes Maritimes
Italian: Alpi Marittime
Maritime Alps
Highest point
PeakMonte Argentera
Elevation3,297 m (10,817 ft)
Coordinates44°10′45″N 7°18′18″E / 44.17917°N 7.30500°E / 44.17917; 7.30500
Geography
CountriesFrance, Italy and Monaco
Regions, RégionsPiedmont, Liguria and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
RiversVerdon, Ubaye, Roya, Var and Stura di Demonte
Range coordinates44°13.9′N 7°10.6′E / 44.2317°N 7.1767°E / 44.2317; 7.1767
Parent rangeAlps
Borders onLigurian Alps, Cottian Alps, Provence Alps and Prealps and Mediterranean Sea
Geology
OrogenyAlpine orogeny

The Maritime Alps (French: Alpes Maritimes [alp maʁitim]; Italian: Alpi Marittime [ˈalpi maˈrittime]) are a mountain range in the southwestern part of the Alps. They form the border between the French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur and the Italian regions of Piedmont and Liguria. They are the southernmost part of the Alps.

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Maritime Alps

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The Maritime Alps (French: Alpes Maritimes [alp maʁitim]; Italian: Alpi Marittime [ˈalpi maˈrittime]) are a mountain range in the southwestern part of...

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Maritime

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up maritime in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Maritime may refer to: Maritime Alps, a mountain range in the southwestern part of the Alps Maritime Region...

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French Alps

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The French Alps (French: Alpes françaises) are the portions of the Alps mountain range that stand within France, located in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and...

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Geography of the Alps

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Dinarides. The Western Alps are commonly subdivided into the following: Ligurian Alps (from Savona to Colle di Tenda) Maritime Alps (from Colle di Tenda...

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Ligurian Alps

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The Col de Tende and the Vermenagna valley separate them from the Maritime Alps. They form the border between Piedmont in the north and Liguria in the...

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Bavarian Alps

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The Bavarian Alps (German: Bayerische Alpen) is a collective name for several mountain ranges of the Northern Limestone Alps within the German state of...

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Western Alps

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Western Alps into the following eight sections (in brackets the section number): Maritime Alps (1), Cottian Alps (2), Graian Alps (3), Provence Alps (4),...

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Maritime Alps Natural Park

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The Maritime Alps Natural Park (Italian: Parco naturale delle Alpi Marittime) is a nature reserve in Piedmont, Italy. Originally established in 1980 as...

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Cottian Alps

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borders of the Cottian Alps are (clockwise): the Maddalena Pass to the south, which connects the Cottian Alps with the Maritime Alps; the Ubayette Valley...

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Entracque

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Entracque is a small town in the Valle Gesso of the Maritime Alps of north-west Italy, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of Cuneo and close to the...

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Monte Carlo

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Monte Carlo is situated on a prominent escarpment at the base of the Maritime Alps along the French Riviera. Near the quarter's western end is the "world-famous...

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Mont Agel

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Mont Agel is a mountain in the Maritime Alps on the border between France and Monaco. The summit of this mount, at 1,148 metres (3,766 ft) above sea level...

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Alpes Maritimae

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English: 'Maritime Alps') was a small province of the Roman Empire founded in 63 AD by Nero. It was one of the three provinces straddling the Alps between...

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Principal passes of the Alps

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Alps Ligurian Alps Maritime Alps Cottian Alps Dauphiné Alps Graian Alps Pennine Alps Bernese Alps Lepontine Alps Tödi Range North-Eastern Swiss Alps Eastern...

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Alpine Line

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Alpine Line traversed a mountainous region of the Maritime Alps, the Cottian Alps and the Graian Alps, with relatively few passes suitable for invading...

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Isola 2000

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a ski resort in the southern French Alps. It is located on the territory of the commune of Isola, Alpes-Maritimes. It is one of the Stations du Mercantour...

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Italian Riviera

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lies between the Ligurian Sea and the mountain chain formed by the Maritime Alps and the Apennines. Longitudinally it extends from the border with France...

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List of mountains in Italy

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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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Maddalena Pass

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(elevation 1996 m.) is a high mountain pass between the Cottian Alps and the Maritime Alps, located on the border between Italy and France. It connects Barcelonnette...

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Italian invasion of France

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Italian invasion of France (10–25 June 1940), also called the Battle of the Alps, was the first major Italian engagement of World War II and the last major...

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Alps

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The Alps (/ælps/) are one of the highest and most extensive mountain ranges in Europe, stretching approximately 1,200 km (750 mi) across eight Alpine countries...

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Provence

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French département Alpes-Maritimes and the Italian province of Cuneo. Mercantour National Park is located in the Maritime Alps. On the other hand, if the...

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List of Alpine Line ouvrages

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Col de Restefond Granges Communes La Moutière Fortified Sector of the Maritime Alps Col de Crous Col de la Valette Rimplas Fressinéa Valdeblore La Séréna...

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Cima del Baus

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Cima del Baus (French: Cime de Baus) is a mountain in the Maritime Alps. It is located in the upper Gesso Valley and is part of the Argentera massif....

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Pennine Alps

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Pennine Alps (French: Alpes Pennines, German: Walliser Alpen, Italian: Alpi Pennine, Latin: Alpes Poeninae), sometimes referred to as the Valais Alps (which...

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Flavio Briatore

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de Grande Instance. Briatore was born in Verzuolo near Cuneo in the Maritime Alps to a family of elementary school teachers. After twice failing public...

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List of prominent mountains of the Alps above 3000 m

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coordinates) This page tabulates only the most prominent mountains of the Alps, selected for having a topographic prominence of at least 300 metres (980 ft)...

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