Image 2The Alps extend in an arc from France in the south and west to Slovenia in the east, and from Monaco in the south to Germany in the north. (from Alps)
Image 3Tectonic map of southern Europe and the Middle East, showing tectonic structures of the western
Alpide mountain belt (from Alpine orogeny)
Image 4The alpine
Apollo butterfly has adapted to alpine conditions. (from Alps)
Image 5Napoleon passing the Great St Bernard Pass, by
Edouard Castres (from Alps)
Image 6A typical alpine village in the
Tuxertal valley of
Tyrol, Austria (from Alps)
Image 11Compressed metamorphosed Tethyan sediments and their oceanic basement are sandwiched between the tip of the
Matterhorn (Italian-Swiss border), which consists of gneisses originally part of the African plate, and the base of the peak, which is part of the Eurasian plate. (from Alps)
Image 33Teufelsbrücke (Devil's Bridge) on the route to the
Gotthard Pass; the currently used bridge from 1958 over the first drivable bridge from 1830 (from Alps)
Image 35The geologic
folding seen at the Arpanaz waterfall, shown here in a mid-18th-century drawing, was noted by 18th-century geologists. (from Alps)
Image 40Alpine chalet being built in Haute-Maurienne (Savoy), the use of thick pieces of
orthogneiss (4–7 cm) is by the strict architectural regulations in the region bordering the national parks of Vanoise-Grand Paradis. (from Alps)
Image 42In the summers the cows are brought up to the high mountain meadows for grazing. Small summer villages such as the one shown in this photograph taken in
Savoy are used. (from Alps)
Image 45An "Alp" refers to a high elevation pasture frequented only in summer. It often includes several huts and small places of worship (here the Alpe Bardughè in
Ticino). (from Alps)