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Jungfrau seen from near Interlaken

map with international borders marked

A satellite view of the Alps.

The Lunar Lake in the Austrian Alps was created by a dam

The Alps (Italian: Alpi, French: Alpes, German: {{{1}}}, Bavarian: Oipmcode: bar is deprecated , Romansh: Alps, Slovene: Alpe, Occitan: Aups, Alps) is the greatest mountain range of Europe. It reaches from Austria and Slovenia in the east; through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany; to France in the west. The original meaning of the word was 'white'.

The highest mountain in the Alps is Mont Blanc, at 4,808 metres (15,774 ft), on the Italian–French border.