Western Alps

Summary

Western Alps is a mountain range^[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of mountain_range entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Western Alps is in the country of France^[3].
• Western Alps is in the country of Italy^[4].
• Western Alps is in the country of Switzerland^[5].
• Western Alps is in the country of Monaco^[6].
• Western Alps's image is recorded as Lacs de Cheserys.jpg^[7].
• Western Alps's instance of is recorded as mountain range^[8].
• Western Alps's instance of is recorded as alpine main part^[9].
• Western Alps's shares border with is recorded as Eastern Alps^[10].
• Western Alps's shares border with is recorded as Apennines^[11].
• Western Alps's shares border with is recorded as Rhône^[12].
• Western Alps's shares border with is recorded as Jura Mountains^[13].
• Western Alps's shares border with is recorded as Po Valley^[14].
• Western Alps's shares border with is recorded as Ligurian Sea^[15].
• Western Alps's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315530690^[16].
• Western Alps's part of is recorded as Alps^[17].
• Western Alps's Commons category is recorded as Western Alps^[18].
• Western Alps's highest point is recorded as Mont Blanc^[19].
• Western Alps's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 45.8336, 'lon': 6.865}^[20].
• Western Alps's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0jwtwj2^[21].
• Western Alps's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge128610^[22].
• Western Alps's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Western Alps^[23].
• Western Alps's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia^[24].
• Western Alps's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Western-Alps^[25].
• Western Alps's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+300'}^[26].
• Western Alps's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+4810'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include France^[3], a sovereign state^[28], in France^[29], founded in 0843^[30]; Italy^[4], a country^[31], in Italy^[32], founded in 1946^[33]; Switzerland^[5], a state^[34], in Switzerland^[35], founded in 1291^[36]; and Monaco^[6], a sovereign state^[37], in Monaco^[38], founded in 1297^[39]. Western Alps's part of is recorded as Alps^[17].

Physical Characteristics

Western Alps's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+74952'}^[40]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+4810'}^[27]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+300'}^[26].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include mountain range^[8] and alpine main part^[9].

Why It Matters

Western Alps ranks in the top 8% of mountain_range entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]