Bernese Alps
Proper noun
Meaning
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Bernese Alps pl (plural only)
A group of mountain ranges in the western part of the Alps, in Switzerland.
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Geology main seeAlso Lauterbrunnen Valley in the Bernese Alps, a deep U-shaped valley that resulted from erosion by glaciers The composition of the great tectonic units reflects the history of the formation of the Alps.
The Bernese Alps, Pennine Alps and Mont Blanc Massif contain most of the glaciated areas in the Alps.
The tallest mountain in the northern outlier or Bernese Alps is the Finsteraarhorn (convert).
The highest portion of the range is divided by the glacial trough of the Rhone valley, with the Pennine Alps from Mont Blanc to the Matterhorn and Monte Rosa on the southern side, and the Bernese Alps on the northern.
The two-day tour offers views and distant a background with the Matterhorn, Weisshorn and the Bernese Alps.”
The Gelten hut in the Bernese Alps.