North-Western Alps

E558800
geographical region mountain range sector

The North-Western Alps are a major sector of the Alpine mountain range spanning parts of France, Italy, and Switzerland, known for their high peaks, extensive glaciers, and popular mountaineering and skiing areas.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Piedmont Alps 1
northwestern Alps 1
western Alps 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region ⓘ
mountain range sector ⓘ
borderRegionOf France–Italy border NERFINISHED ⓘ
France–Switzerland border NERFINISHED ⓘ
Italy–Switzerland border NERFINISHED ⓘ
climate alpine climate ⓘ
contains Aosta Valley ski areas ⓘ
Chamonix Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ
Zermatt region NERFINISHED ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
countrySubdivision Aosta Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes NERFINISHED ⓘ
Bern NERFINISHED ⓘ
Fribourg NERFINISHED ⓘ
Piedmont NERFINISHED ⓘ
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur NERFINISHED ⓘ
Valais NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vaud NERFINISHED ⓘ
feature deep valleys ⓘ
glaciated terrain ⓘ
steep relief ⓘ
geology mainly sedimentary rocks ⓘ
metamorphic rocks ⓘ
hasSubregion Bernese Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ
Chablais Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ
Dauphiné Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ
Graian Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ
Matterhorn NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mont Blanc NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mont Blanc massif NERFINISHED ⓘ
Monte Rosa massif NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pennine Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ
highestPeak Mont Blanc NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor extensive glaciers ⓘ
high peaks ⓘ
mountaineering ⓘ
skiing ⓘ
locatedIn France ⓘ
Italy ⓘ
Switzerland ⓘ
partOf Alps ⓘ
Western Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ
popularActivity alpine climbing ⓘ
backcountry skiing ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
ice climbing ⓘ
tourismImportance major European mountain tourism destination ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Castor → SOIUSAClassification → North-Western Alps ⓘ
Little St Bernard Pass → locatedIn → North-Western Alps ⓘ
this entity surface form: western Alps
Stura di Demonte Valley → locatedInRegion → North-Western Alps ⓘ
this entity surface form: northwestern Alps
Walser houses → locatedInRegion → North-Western Alps ⓘ
this entity surface form: Piedmont Alps