Maritime Alps

mountains in France and Italy
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Summary

Maritime Alps is an alpine subsection[1]. It draws 1,768 Wikipedia views per month (alpine subsection category, ranking #6 of 54).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Piedmont[3], Liguria[4], Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur[5]
  • Country: France[6], Italy[7]
  • Part of: Alps[8]
  • Commons category: Maritime Alps[9]
  • Has part(s): Verdon[10], Ubaye[11], Roya[12], Var[13], Stura di Demonte[14]
  • Highest point: Monte Argentera[15]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Maritime Alps[16]
  • Commons gallery: Maritime Alps[17]
  • Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[18]
  • Different from: Alpes-Maritimes[19]
  • Elevation above sea level: 3297 m[20]
  • Mountain range: Maritime Alps and Nice Prealps[21]
  • Has boundary: Ligurian Alps[22], Cottian Alps[23], Provence Alps and Prealps[24], Mediterranean Sea[25]

Why It Matters

Maritime Alps has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18h ago · Ksn.kenny · 2026-10-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 19d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'be', 'bg', 'br', 'ca', 'ceb', 'commons', 'cs', 'cy', 'da', 'de', 'el', '
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  3. 9w ago · Kallerna · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Highest point → Monte Argentera
    Has boundary → Ligurian Alps, Cottian Alps, Provence Alps and Prealps +1
    Located in → —
    Instance of → alpine subsection
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