The Alps in maps
Oct 24, 2022
The Alps are the highest (4809 meters or 2.99 miles) and most large mountain range system that belongs entirely in Europe, spreading approximately 1,210 kilometers or 750 miles across nine Alpine countries (Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Italy, Slovenia, Liechtenstein, and Slovakia).
The Alpine ridge stretches from Nice on the western Mediterranean to Trieste on the Adriatic and Vienna at the start point of the Pannonian Basin. The ridge was developed over tens of millions of years as the Eurasian and African tectonic plates struck.
The map below created shows shares of the Alps area per country.
