Alps-Sillon Region

Japanese: アルプス・シヨン地方 - あるぷすしよんちほう
Alps-Sillon Region

…The central crystalline zone, located to the west of these, is made up of the Belledonne massif and the Oisin basin, and is the highest part of the Dauphiné region, with the Meige massif (3,987 m) and the Ecrins massif (4,102 m). The Pre-Alps, from which the Drac and Isère rivers arise, and the Alpes-Sillon region, occupy the western and southern parts of the Dauphiné. The Pre-Alps form a rugged plateau of large limestone formations, cut by numerous narrow valleys. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Alps-Sillon region" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…それらの西側に位置する中央部の結晶岩質地帯は,ベルドンヌ山塊とオアザン盆地からなり,この部分はドーフィネ地方の中でも最も標高の高い地帯で,メージュ山(3987m)やエクラン山壁(4102m)が連なる。ドラック川とイゼール川が発するプレ・アルプスやアルプス・シヨン地方は,ドーフィネの西部と南部を占めている。プレ・アルプス地方は大規模な石灰岩からなる起伏に富んだ台地を形成し,数多くの狭い谷によって刻まれている。…

※「アルプス・シヨン地方」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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