Geographicals

European Alpine Region

A territory which encompasses eight European countries: Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Slovenia and Switzerland. The height of the Alpine mountain ridges range up to Mont Blanc at 15,782 feet above sea level, and its altitude decreases from west to east.

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Abstract

A territory which encompasses eight European countries: Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Slovenia and Switzerland. The height of the Alpine mountain ridges range up to Mont Blanc at 15,782 feet above sea level, and its altitude decreases from west to east.

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Synonyms

2 entry terms
  • Alpine Region
  • Alps Mountain Region

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2 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings epidemiology, ethnology.

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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse with ALPINE TUNDRA see TUNDRA

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History Note

2022

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  1. Z01w.542w.025w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. European Alpine Region. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000090142. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000090142
  2. European Alpine Region. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alps
  3. European Alpine Region. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1286