Western Alps

E571847

geographical region mountain range segment

The Western Alps are the western segment of the Alpine mountain range in Europe, spanning parts of France, Italy, and Switzerland and known for their high peaks, deep valleys, and major ski resorts.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form	Occurrences
western Alps	5
Alps Western Alps	1
Italian Western Alps	1
Western Alps region	1
Mont Blanc	0

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical region ⓘ mountain range segment ⓘ
activity	alpine skiing ⓘ climbing ⓘ hiking ⓘ mountaineering ⓘ
age	Cenozoic ⓘ
borderRegion	French-Italian border ⓘ French-Swiss border ⓘ Italian-Swiss border ⓘ
climate	alpine climate ⓘ
contains	Aosta Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Chamonix Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Maurienne Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Tarentaise Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ
continent	Europe ⓘ
country	France ⓘ Italy ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ
elevation	4808 m ⓘ
feature	U-shaped valleys ⓘ glaciers ⓘ high mountain passes ⓘ
geology	fold mountains ⓘ
highestPoint	Mont Blanc NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor	deep valleys ⓘ high peaks ⓘ major ski resorts ⓘ
majorPass	Col de l’Iseran NERFINISHED ⓘ Col du Montgenèvre NERFINISHED ⓘ Great St Bernard Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ Little St Bernard Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ Mont Cenis Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ
majorRiverSource	Dora Baltea NERFINISHED ⓘ Isère NERFINISHED ⓘ Po NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhône NERFINISHED ⓘ
majorSkiResortArea	Espace Killy NERFINISHED ⓘ Paradiski NERFINISHED ⓘ Portes du Soleil NERFINISHED ⓘ Three Valleys NERFINISHED ⓘ
orogeny	Alpine orogeny NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Alps ⓘ
subrange	Bernese Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ Cottian Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ Dauphiné Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ Graian Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ Lepontine Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ Ligurian Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ Maritime Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ Pennine Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (38)

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

Gran Paradiso massif → partOf → Western Alps ⓘ

Miage range → partOf → Western Alps ⓘ

Parco Nazionale del Gran Paradiso → partOf → Western Alps ⓘ

Burgundian Kingdom (early phase) → region → Western Alps ⓘ

France and Switzerland → shareBorderIn → Western Alps ⓘ

Arpitania → locatedIn → Western Alps ⓘ

Dora Baltea basin → locatedInMountainRange → Western Alps ⓘ

Castor → SOIUSAClassification → Western Alps ⓘ

French Prealps → mountainSystem → Western Alps ⓘ

Eastern Alps → borders → Western Alps ⓘ

Louis, Duke of Savoy → ruledTerritory → Western Alps ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Alps region

Vanoise Massif → partOf → Western Alps ⓘ

Patouès → traditionalRegion → Western Alps ⓘ

this entity surface form: western Alps

Colle dell’Agnello → partOfMountainRange → Western Alps ⓘ

Dent d'Hérens → region → Western Alps ⓘ

this entity surface form: Alps Western Alps

Rocciamelone → hasViewOf → Western Alps ⓘ

Aiguille des Grands Charmoz → region → Western Alps ⓘ

Monte Granero → hasSummitViewOf → Western Alps ⓘ

II Army Corps → theaterOfOperations → Western Alps ⓘ

Piedmontese frontier → locatedIn → Western Alps ⓘ

King of Burgundy → hasHistoricalRegion → Western Alps ⓘ

Prealps → partOf → Western Alps ⓘ

Chablais region → partOf → Western Alps ⓘ

Chablais Alps → mountainSystem → Western Alps ⓘ

Savoyard Arpitan → traditionalRegion → Western Alps ⓘ

this entity surface form: western Alps

northwestern Italy → hasMountainArea → Western Alps ⓘ

subject surface form: Northwestern Italy

Genevois historical region → locatedIn → Western Alps ⓘ

Glacier de Trient → locatedIn → Western Alps ⓘ

this entity surface form: western Alps

Glacier de la Griaz → locatedIn → Western Alps ⓘ

this entity surface form: western Alps

UIAA list of Alpine four-thousanders → region → Western Alps ⓘ

Rifugio Zamboni-Zappa → locatedIn → Western Alps ⓘ

this entity surface form: Italian Western Alps

Arve → locatedIn → Western Alps ⓘ

Glacier du Mont Dolent → locatedIn → Western Alps ⓘ

Argentière Glacier → region → Western Alps ⓘ

Flag of Savoy → associatedWith → Western Alps ⓘ

Alps (in clear weather) → subrange → Western Alps ⓘ

subject surface form: Alps

Italian War of 1536–1538 → hasTheatreOfWar → Western Alps ⓘ

this entity surface form: western Alps

southern Alps → partOf → Western Alps ⓘ

subject surface form: Southern Alps