the Valais Alps

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• Alps — /alps/, n. (used with a pl. v.) a mountain range in S Europe, extending from France through Switzerland and Italy into Austria, Slovenia, and Croatia. Highest peak, Mont Blanc, 15,781 ft. (4810 m). * * * I Mountain system, south central Europe.… …   Universalium

• Valais witch trials — The Valais witch trials consisted of a witch hunt including a series of witch trials which took place in the Duchy of Savoy in today s southeastern France and Switzerland between 1428 and 1447. It can be considered as the first series of witch… …   Wikipedia

• Valais Ocean — The Valais Ocean is a disappeared piece of oceanic crust which was situated between the continent Europe and the microcontinent Iberia or so called Briançonnais microcontinent [ [http://www.dinodata.org/Golonka/GLOSSARY.pdf… …   Wikipedia

• Valais — Canton du Valais Kanton Wallis   Canton of Switzerland   …   Wikipedia

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• Valais — Fr. /vann le /; Eng. /va lay /, n. a canton in SW Switzerland. 211,600; 2021 sq. mi. (5235 sq. km). Cap.: Sion. * * * ▪ canton, Switzerland (French), German  Wallis,    canton, southern Switzerland. It borders Italy to the south a …   Universalium

• Geology of the Alps — The Alps form a part of a Tertiary orogenic belt of mountain chains, called the Alpide belt, that stretches through southern Europe and Asia from the Atlantic all the way to the Himalayas. This belt of mountain chains was formed during the Alpine …   Wikipedia

• History of the Alps — The valleys of the Alps have been inhabited since prehistoric times. Alpine culture centers around transhumance.Early historyThe Wildkirchli caves in the Appenzell Alps show traces of Neanderthal habitation. During the last glacial maximum, the… …   Wikipedia

• Swiss Alps — Satellite image of Switzerland in October 2002. On the north side of the Alps, the regions located above 2000 m are covered by snow. The canton of Ticino (on the south side) is almost snow free in early autumn. The Swiss Alps (German: Schweizer… …   Wikipedia

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• Pennine Alps — Geobox|Range name=Pennine Alps other name= fr. Alpes valaisannes other name1= de. Walliser Alpen other name2= it. Alpi Pennine image caption= country=Switzerland |country1=Italy region=Valais | region1=Piedmont | region2=Aosta Valley parent=Alps… …   Wikipedia