Alps [mountain range] - Alps

Japanese: アルプス[山脈] - アルプス

The largest mountain range in Europe, stretching from the Ligurian Sea to the French-Italian border, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia, with an east-west extension of almost 1200 km. The mountain range is divided into the Western Alps (Maritime Alps, Cotienne Alps, Graehe Alps, Mont Blanc Massif, Central and Eastern Pennine Alps), Central Alps (Bernese Alps, Lepontine Alps, Rheo Alps), and Eastern Alps (Dolomite Alps, Carnice Alps, Jurische Alps), with the highest peak being Mont Blanc (4810 m). In terms of geological structure, it is divided into the Western Alps west of Switzerland and the Eastern Alps, and as a whole, the deck structure caused by the recumbent anticline and overturn faults that fall to the north is remarkable, and klippe and windows have developed depending on the degree of erosion. It began as a geosyncline in the Mesozoic era, folded and uplifted from the Cretaceous to the Palaeogene, and further uplifted from the end of the Tertiary to the Quaternary. It is the source of the Rhine, Rhone and Pau river systems, as well as tributaries of the Danube. It has had a major impact on the differences in climate and culture between eastern and western, and northern and southern Europe. Settlements have existed since prehistoric times, and easily accessible trade routes were established early on. Dairy farming, forestry and hydropower are practiced, and the area is rich in resort and tourist destinations. Since HB de Saussure's ascent of Mont Blanc, it has been a mecca for alpinism. →Alpine orogeny →Related topics Italy | Austria | Switzerland | France | Liechtenstein

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Japanese:

リグリア海からフランス・イタリア国境，スイス，オーストリア，スロベニアにわたり，ほぼ東西延長1200kmに及ぶヨーロッパ最大の山脈。山群は西アルプス（マリティム・アルプス，コティエンヌ・アルプス，グレイエ・アルプス，モン・ブラン山塊，中・東部ペニン（ペンニネ）・アルプス），中部アルプス（ベルナー・アルプス，レポンティネ・アルプス，レート・アルプス），東部アルプス（ドロミティ・アルプス，カルニケ・アルプス，ユリスケ・アルプス）に区分され，最高峰はモン・ブラン（4810m）。　地質構造上はスイス以西の西アルプスと東アルプスに区分され，全体として北に倒れた横臥背斜とおしかぶせ断層によるデッケン構造が著しく，浸食の程度に応じクリッペや地窓が発達。中生代の地向斜に始まり，白亜紀〜古第三紀に褶曲(しゅうきょく)・隆起，第三紀末〜第四紀にさらに隆起。ライン，ローヌ，ポーの３水系やドナウ支流の水源。東西・南北ヨーロッパの気候や文化の差に大きく影響。先史時代から集落があり，通行容易な交易路が早くから開けた。酪農，林業，水力利用が行われ，保養・観光地に富む。H.B.deソシュールのモン・ブラン登頂以来アルピニズムのメッカとなっている。→アルプス造山運動
→関連項目イタリア｜オーストリア｜スイス｜フランス｜リヒテンシュタイン

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