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    Alp Research Papers

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    Most of the people have heard alp word, but most of them have not idea about the meaning of it especially if they are not from Europe, nor English speaker. Alp means elevated or high mountain. Alps are one of the highest point people have reached in this world. "The Alps form part of France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, and Albania"( Aubrey, Diem). It is stretching approximately "750 miles long and more than 125 miles wide and cover more than 80,000 square miles" (Aubrey, Diem). With all of these information, the Alps became one of the most tour places in the world. French Alps are portions of the Alps mountain range that stand within France. They are located in the Rhône-Alpes and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur regions. While some of the ranges of the French Alps are entirely in France, others are shared with Switzerland and Italy. Mont Blanc also Monte Bianco in Italian is on the French-Italian border. It is the highest mountain in the Alps, and the highest Western European Mountain standing at 4,808 meters (15,774 feet). Mont Blanc means White Mountain. The mountain itself attracts many visitors from all over the world, as it is the tallest mountain in the Alps and in Western Europe. The town next to Mont Blanc, Chamonix, was the site of the first ever Winter Olympics. Skiing sporting activities are frequently practiced between the months of December to April (Macaulay, Thea 5). During the two-week…

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