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Pennine Alps

Proper noun

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English Wikipedia has an article on:Pennine AlpsWikipedia
Pennine Alps pl

The western range of the Alps that covers part of Italy and Switzerland.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Fleming (2000), vii Two men who first explored the regions of ice and snow were Horace-Bénédict de Saussure (1740–1799) in the Pennine Alps, Fleming (2000), 27 and the Benedictine monk of Disentis Placidus a Spescha (1752–1833). Source: Internet

The Bernese Alps, Pennine Alps and Mont Blanc Massif contain most of the glaciated areas in the Alps. Source: Internet

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. Source: Internet

With a summit of convert, the Great St. Bernard Pass is one of the highest in the Alps, crossing the Italian-Swiss border east of the Pennine Alps along the flanks of Mont Blanc. Source: Internet

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