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Provence Alps and Prealps

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and other tributaries while its south-eastern part is drained by the
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Maritime Alps, Dauphiné Alps, Dauphiné Prealps and Cottian Alps
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and several smaller rivers that flow directly to the
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TĂȘte de l'Estrop
Elevation
Coordinates
44°17â€Č14″N 6°30â€Č17″E / 44.28722°N 6.50472°E / 44.28722; 6.50472
French
France
RĂ©gion
Provence-Alpes-CĂŽte d'Azur
Durance
Verdon
Var
Parent range
Orogeny
Alpine orogeny
Type of rock
Sedimentary rocks
French
Alps
Provence-Alpes-CĂŽte d'Azur
France
French Prealps
Provence
[pʁɔvɑ̃s]
région
Provence-Alpes-CĂŽte d'Azur
French departments
Vaucluse
Alpes-Maritimes
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

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