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These subsections are further divided in supergroups:
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The
Lombard Pre-Alps portrayed by Leonardo da Vinci
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133:Monte San Primo in winter from Pian del Tivano
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619:supergroup catena Tamaro-Gambarogno-Lema -
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607:supergroup catena del Triangolo Lariano -
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967:Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA
1655:Salzkammergut and Upper Austria Alps
651:The chief summits of the range are:
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1011:- Swisstopo); on-line version:
945:Lombardia : esclusa Milano
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1774:Mountain ranges of Switzerland
993:Italian official cartography (
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1005:Swiss official cartography (
996:Istituto Geografico Militare
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355:Prealpi Lombarde Occidentali
297:Bergamasque Alps and Prealps
159:2,245 m (7,365 ft)
122:Prealpi Lombarde Occidentali
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1769:Mountain ranges of Lombardy
1764:Mountain ranges of the Alps
1667:Northern Lower Austria Alps
579:which are separated by the
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485:section = Lugano Prealps
1722:Julian Alps and Prealps
1716:Carnic and Gailtal Alps
1606:Carinthian-Styrian Alps
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949:Touring Club Italiano
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1341:Mercantour-Argentera
187:46.10083°N 9.20556°E
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1789:Landforms of Ticino
1600:Eastern Tauern Alps
1594:Western Tauern Alps
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1564:Eastern Alps
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1520:Pennine Alps
1479:Cottian Alps
1445:Western Alps
1218:Nice Prealps
1198:Aravis Range
1191:Other ranges
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333:Type of rock
283:Parent range
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1544:Glarus Alps
1508:Graian Alps
1261:Beaufortain
1163:Glarus Alps
1127:Graian Alps
747:Monte Grona
628:SOIUSA code
621:SOIUSA code
611::I/B-11.I-B
609:SOIUSA code
604::I/B-11.I-B
602:SOIUSA code
597::I/B-11.I-A
595:SOIUSA code
575::I/B-11.II,
573:SOIUSA code
563:SOIUSA code
550:Subdivision
450:tributaries
371:Switzerland
251:Switzerland
208:Native name
190: /
165:Coordinates
1804:Swiss Alps
1753:Categories
1356:Parpaillon
1351:Mont Cenis
1346:Mont Blanc
1291:Chartreuse
1286:Chambeyron
1266:Belledonne
930:References
838:Monte Nudo
825:Sighignola
799:Monte Lema
519:Bellinzona
407:Bellinzona
377:(northern
369:(southern
293:Borders on
175:46°06′03″N
103:April 2012
73:newspapers
1704:Dolomites
1371:Taillefer
1251:Baronnies
695:Gazzirola
565::I/B-11.I
537:Como lake
531:Gravedona
419:Mendrisio
403:districts
391:provinces
385:Geography
247:Countries
228:Geography
178:9°12′20″E
155:Elevation
43:talk page
1331:Lauzière
1311:Escreins
1271:Bochaine
1056:Sections
545:(south).
543:Po Plain
533:(north);
491:= I/B-11
375:Lombardy
309:Po plain
275:Lombardy
1386:Vercors
1381:Vanoise
1366:Queyras
1336:Luberon
1296:DĂ©voluy
1233:Massifs
1060:as per
682:Camoghè
637:Summits
539:(east);
515:Locarno
507:(west),
496:Borders
452:of the
411:Locarno
359:Italian
321:Orogeny
315:Geology
220:Italian
87:scholar
1437:SOIUSA
1433:Alpine
1316:Giffre
1306:Écrins
1281:Cerces
1276:Bornes
1256:Bauges
1062:SOIUSA
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923:2,815
910:2,877
897:2,995
884:3,258
871:3,435
858:3,471
845:4,050
832:4,311
819:4,503
806:5,316
793:5,526
780:5,600
767:5,589
754:5,694
741:6,352
728:6,451
715:6,910
702:6,940
689:7,301
676:7,363
660:metres
511:Ticino
466:SOIUSA
442:Lambro
434:Ticino
415:Lugano
399:Varese
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271:Ticino
266:Region
262:Canton
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203:Naming
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1361:Pelat
1301:Diois
1246:Arves
1167:(14)
1161:(13)
1155:(12)
1149:(11)
1143:(10)
868:1,047
855:1,058
842:1,235
829:1,314
816:1,373
803:1,621
790:1,685
777:1,700
764:1,704
751:1,736
738:1,936
725:1,967
712:2,107
699:2,116
686:2,226
673:2,245
663:feet
513:from
446:Olona
379:Italy
255:Italy
94:JSTOR
80:books
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988:Maps
971:ISBN
657:Name
489:code
438:Adda
417:and
397:and
395:Como
363:Alps
345:The
307:and
288:Alps
273:and
253:and
144:Peak
66:news
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