Alps

Summary

Alps is a mountain range^[1]. Alps ranks in the top 0.18% of mountain_range entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,283 views/month, #5 of 2,807).^[2]

Key Facts

• Alps is in the country of Germany^[3].
• Alps is in the country of Austria^[4].
• Alps is in the country of Switzerland^[5].
• Alps is in the country of France^[6].
• Alps is in the country of Italy^[7].
• Alps is in the country of Slovenia^[8].
• Alps's image is recorded as Alps 2007-03-13 10.10UTC 1px-250m.jpg^[9].
• Alps's continent is recorded as Europe^[10].
• Alps's instance of is recorded as mountain range^[11].
• Alps's shares border with is recorded as Alpine foothills^[12].
• Alps's made from material is recorded as igneous rock^[13].
• Alps's made from material is recorded as flysch^[14].
• Alps's made from material is recorded as molasse^[15].
• Alps's made from material is recorded as metamorphic rock^[16].
• Alps's made from material is recorded as sedimentary rock^[17].
• Alps's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 148144928888154441142^[18].
• Alps's GND ID is recorded as 4001328-5^[19].
• Alps's locator map image is recorded as Alpenkarte.svg^[20].
• Alps's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85003839^[21].
• Alps's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 11934036f^[22].
• Alps's IdRef ID is recorded as 027259285^[23].
• Alps's part of is recorded as Alpide belt^[24].
• Alps's Commons category is recorded as Alps^[25].
• Alps's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 2698607^[26].
• Alps's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Germany^[3], a sovereign state^[28], in Germany^[29], founded in 1949^[30]; Austria^[4], a sovereign state^[31], in Austria^[32], founded in 1918^[33]; Switzerland^[5], a state^[34], in Switzerland^[35], founded in 1291^[36]; France^[6], a sovereign state^[37], in France^[38], founded in 0843^[39]; Italy^[7], a country^[40], in Italy^[41], founded in 1946^[42]; and Slovenia^[8], a sovereign state^[43], in Slovenia^[44], founded in 1991^[45], headquartered in Gregorčičeva ulica, Ljubljana^[46]. Alps's continent is recorded as Europe^[10]. Alps's part of is recorded as Alpide belt^[24].

Physical Characteristics

Alps's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+190000'}^[47]. Alps's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+4810.9'}^[48]. Alps's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+1200'}^[49].

Designation and Status

Alps's instance of is recorded as mountain range^[11].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Alps include Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur^[50], a region of France^[51], in France^[52], founded in 1970^[53], headquartered in Q66660222^[54]; Arpitan language^[55], a modern language^[56], in France^[57]; Japanese Alps^[58], a mountain range^[59], in Japan^[60]; Alpes-Maritimes^[61], a department of France^[62], in France^[63], founded in 1860^[64]; Alpine County^[65], a county of California^[66], in United States^[67], founded in 1864^[68]; alpine skiing^[69], a type of sport^[70]; Alpine race^[71], a race^[72]; and alpenglow^[73], an optical phenomenon^[74].

Why It Matters

Alps ranks in the top 0.18% of mountain_range entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,283 views/month, #5 of 2,807).^[2] Alps has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[75] Alps is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[76]

Entities named for Alps include Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur^[50], a region of France^[51], in France^[52], founded in 1970^[53], headquartered in Q66660222^[54]; Arpitan language^[55], a modern language^[56], in France^[57]; Japanese Alps^[58], a mountain range^[59], in Japan^[60]; Alpes-Maritimes^[61], a department of France^[62], in France^[63], founded in 1860^[64]; Alpine County^[65], a county of California^[66], in United States^[67], founded in 1864^[68]; and alpine skiing^[69], a type of sport^[70].