How Big is the Alps?

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The Alps are a mountain system located in south-central Europe, to the north of the Mediterranean Sea. They extend for almost 700 miles or 1,120 kilometres in a crescent shape from the coastline of southern France into Switzerland, through northern Italy and into Austria and then down through Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro - ending in Albania on the coastline of the Adriatic Sea. The highest point of the Alps is Mont Blanc at 15,771 ft. (4,807m).

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How big are the alps?

5000 kilometers.

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How big are the alps in miles?

2.5

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how big is afton alps?

Afton Alps, Minnesota ski area has a vertical drop: 351 ft, skiable acres: 250, 37 trails,

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Following last week's big snow falls across the Alps, what are the implications for skiers? Will there be a high avalanche risk?

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Alps

The Alps, one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretch approximately across eight Alpine countries from Austria and Slovenia in the east, Switzerland, Liechtenstein...