Alps

Summary

Alps is a mountain range^[1]. Alps ranks in the top 0.18% of mountain_range entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,887 views/month, #5 of 2,807).^[2]

Key Facts

• Alps is in the country of Germany^[3].
• Alps is in the country of Austria^[4].
• Alps is in the country of Switzerland^[5].
• Alps is in the country of France^[6].
• Alps is in the country of Italy^[7].
• Alps is in the country of Slovenia^[8].
• Alps is on the continent of Europe^[9].
• Alps's instance of is recorded as mountain range^[10].
• Alps's shares border with is recorded as Alpine foothills^[11].
• Alps is made of igneous rock^[12].
• Alps is made of flysch^[13].
• Alps is made of molasse^[14].
• Alps is made of metamorphic rock^[15].
• Alps is made of sedimentary rock^[16].
• Alps is part of Alpide belt^[17].
• Alps's Commons category is recorded as Alps^[18].
• Alps's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[19].
• Alps comprises Western Alps^[20].
• Alps comprises Eastern Alps^[21].
• Alps's highest point is recorded as Mont Blanc^[22].
• Alps's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.57805555555556, 'lon': 8.615}^[23].
• Alps's has cause is recorded as Alpine orogeny^[24].
• Alps's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Alps^[25].
• Alps's Commons gallery is recorded as Alps^[26].
• Alps's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Alps^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Germany^[3], a sovereign state^[28], in Germany^[29], founded in 1949^[30]; Austria^[4], a sovereign state^[31], in Austria^[32], founded in 1918^[33]; Switzerland^[5], a state^[34], in Switzerland^[35], founded in 1291^[36]; France^[6], a sovereign state^[37], in France^[38], founded in 0843^[39]; Italy^[7], a country^[40], in Italy^[41], founded in 1946^[42]; and Slovenia^[8], a sovereign state^[43], in Slovenia^[44], founded in 1991^[45], headquartered in Gregorčičeva ulica, Ljubljana^[46]. Alps is on the continent of Europe^[9]. Alps is part of Alpide belt^[17].

Physical Characteristics

Alps covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+190000'}^[47]. Alps sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+4810.9'}^[48]. Alps's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+1200'}^[49].

Designation and Status

Alps's instance of is recorded as mountain range^[10].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Alps include Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur^[50], a region of France^[51], in France^[52], founded in 1970^[53], headquartered in Q66660222^[54]; Japanese Alps^[55], a mountain range^[56], in Japan^[57]; Alpes-Maritimes^[58], a department of France^[59], in France^[60], founded in 1860^[61]; Arpitan language^[62], a modern language^[63], in France^[64]; alpine skiing^[65], a type of sport^[66]; Alpine County^[67], a county of California^[68], in United States^[69], founded in 1864^[70]; alpenglow^[71], an optical phenomenon^[72]; and Alpes-de-Haute-Provence^[73], a department of France^[74], in France^[75], founded in 1790^[76].

Why It Matters

Alps ranks in the top 0.18% of mountain_range entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,887 views/month, #5 of 2,807).^[2] Alps has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[77] Alps is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[78]

Entities named for Alps include Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur^[50], a region of France^[51], in France^[52], founded in 1970^[53], headquartered in Q66660222^[54]; Japanese Alps^[55], a mountain range^[56], in Japan^[57]; Alpes-Maritimes^[58], a department of France^[59], in France^[60], founded in 1860^[61]; Arpitan language^[62], a modern language^[63], in France^[64]; alpine skiing^[65], a type of sport^[66]; and Alpine County^[67], a county of California^[68], in United States^[69], founded in 1864^[70].