Provencal Alps and Pre-Alps
| Provencal Alps and Pre-Alps | |
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 Provencal Alps and Prealps (3) at the southwestern end of the Alpine arc |
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 Provencal Pre-Alps (view from Mont Ventoux to the northeast towards the Alps) |
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| Highest peak | Tete de l'Estrop ( 2961 m ) |
| location | France |
| part of | Western alps |
| Classification according to | SOIUSA |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 8 ′ N , 6 ° 17 ′ E |
The Provencal Alps and Prealps are a mountain group of the western Alps in south-eastern France .
The highest peak is the Tête de l'Estrop with 2961 m , the Mont Ventoux ( 1912 m ) is well known.
A biosphere reserve is located in the area.
The Grand Canyon du Verdon (German Verdon Gorge ) counts as a tourist nature experience and has a 21 kilometer long gorge.
SOIUSA classification
The Provencal Alps and Pre-Alps form section 3 of the SOIUSA division in the southern western Alps.
They are divided into
- 3.I: Provencal Alps
- 3.II: Digne Prealps
- 3.III: Prealps of Grasse
- 3.IV: Pre-Alps of Vaucluse
Subsections 3.II, 3.III and 3.IV are also summarized as the Provencal Prealps , the highest mountain of which is the Signal de la Sainte Baume (1147 m).
literature
- Sergio Marazzi: La “Suddivisione orografica internazionale unificata del Sistema Alpino” (SOIUSA) ( PDF , 1.6 MB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Provencal Prealps. In: alpinlager.com. Retrieved November 14, 2015 .