Alps:

See The Alps, prepared by the National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C. (1973); R. Clark, The Alps (1973); B. Spencer, Walking in the Alps (1986); F. Fleming, Killing Dragons: The Conquest of the Alps (2000).

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Geology
• Economy
• Alpine Regions
• Bibliography

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