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Aix-les-Bains

(Encyclopedia)Aix-les-Bains ĕks-lā-băNˈ [key], town, Savoie dept., SE France, situated on Lake Bourget at the foot of the Alps. It is a popular resort and spa. The town's alum and s...

Splügen

(Encyclopedia)Splügen shplüˈgən [key], Ital. Spluga, pass, in the Rhaetian Alps, 6,946 ft (2,117 m) high, between Splügen, SE Switzerland, and Chiavenna, N Italy. Frequented since Roman times, it is crossed by...

Furka

(Encyclopedia)Furka fo͝orˈkä [key], road, S central Switzerland, linking Uri and Valais cantons. Built (1864–66) chiefly for military reasons, it crosses Furka Pass, 7,992 ft (2,436 m) high, in the Alps. A rai...

Focşani

(Encyclopedia)Focşani fŏk-shänˈ, –shäˈnē [key], town, E central Romania, at the foot of th...

Lauterbrunnen

(Encyclopedia)Lauterbrunnen louˈtərbro͝onən [key], village and commune, SE of Interlaken, S central Switzerland, in the Bernese Alps. The Lauterbrunnen Valley is famous for its springs and waterfalls, such as t...

Cîmpina

(Encyclopedia)Cîmpina kŭmˈpēnä [key], town, S central Romania, in Walachia. It is a major petroleum ce...

Viso, Monte

(Encyclopedia)Viso, Monte mōnvēzˈō [key], peak, 12,602 ft (3,841 m) high, on the French-Italian border; highest of the Cottian Alps. The Po River rises there. ...

Snowy Mountains

(Encyclopedia)Snowy Mountains, range of the Australian Alps, SE Australia. It is the site of the Snowy Mts. Hydroelectric Scheme, Australia's most extensive hydroelectricity and irrigation complex. The scheme was b...

Zugspitze

(Encyclopedia)Zugspitze tso͞okˈshpĭtˈsə [key], mountain, 9,721 ft (2,963 m) high, in the Bavarian Alps and on the German–Austrian border; highest peak of Germany. A cog-and-pinion railroad and a cable car sy...

Rosa, Monte

(Encyclopedia)Rosa, Monte mōnˈtā rôˈzä [key], massif, in the Pennine Alps, on the Swiss-Italian border. Its highest peak, the Dufourspitze, 15,217 ft (4,638 m), is the highest point in Switzerland. The Swiss ...