Ligurian Alps
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The Ligurian Alps are a mountain range in the southwestern Alps known for their rugged peaks, scenic passes, and role as a natural barrier between the Mediterranean coast and inland Europe.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ligurian Alps region | 1 |
| Ligurian Alps system | 1 |
| Monte Saccarello | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | mountain range ⓘ |
| borderRegion |
Liguria
ⓘ
Piedmont ⓘ Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur ⓘ |
| climateInfluence |
Mediterranean climate on southern slopes
ⓘ
continental climate on northern slopes ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Apennines
ⓘ
Maritime Alps ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country |
France
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ |
| crossedBy |
railway tunnels
ⓘ
road tunnels ⓘ |
| drainageBasin |
Ligurian Sea
ⓘ
Po River basin ⓘ |
| elevation | 2201 m ⓘ |
| ethnographicRegion | Ligurian ⓘ |
| formsNaturalBarrierBetween | Ligurian Sea coast and Po Valley ⓘ |
| geologicalEra |
Cenozoic
ⓘ
Mesozoic Era ⓘ
surface form:
Mesozoic
|
| geologicalType | fold and thrust belt ⓘ |
| hasPass |
Colle di Cadibona
ⓘ
Colle di Nava ⓘ Colle di Tenda ⓘ |
| hasProtectedArea | Parco Naturale Regionale delle Alpi Liguri ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Monte Saccarello ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Mediterranean views
ⓘ
rugged peaks ⓘ scenic passes ⓘ |
| languageRegion |
French
ⓘ
Italian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
France
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ Maritime Alps ⓘ
surface form:
southwestern Alps
|
| mountainSystem |
Alps
ⓘ
surface form:
Western Alps
|
| nearbySea | Ligurian Sea ⓘ |
| orientation | southwest–northeast ⓘ |
| partOf |
Alpine orogeny
ⓘ
Alps ⓘ natural border between Italy and France ⓘ |
| popularFor |
hiking
ⓘ
mountain biking ⓘ ski touring ⓘ |
| separates |
Mediterranean coast
ⓘ
inland Europe ⓘ |
| vegetation |
Mediterranean scrub on lower slopes
ⓘ
alpine meadows at higher elevations ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ligurian Alps region
this entity surface form:
Ligurian Alps system