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Provence Alps and Prealps

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and other tributaries while its south-eastern part is drained by the
255:). Provence Alps and Prealps encompass the south-western area of the 252: 144: 62: 320: 943: 244: 911: 532: 528: 196:
Maritime Alps, Dauphiné Alps, Dauphiné Prealps and Cottian Alps
282:) is a historical region nowadays part of the administrative 243:) are a mountain range in the south-western part of the 331:
and several smaller rivers that flow directly to the
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47:Highest point 1257: 1256: 1253: 1252: 1245:Slovenian Prealps 1069: 1068: 905: 904: 688: 687: 575: 517:www.geoportail.fr 452: 451: 418:Mourre de Chanier 333:Mediterranean Sea 279:[pʁɔvɑ̃s] 229: 228: 224:Sedimentary rocks 100:44.28722; 6.50472 16:(Redirected from 1287: 1221:Venetian Prealps 1080: 1002:DauphinĂ© Prealps 961: 942: 932: 925: 918: 909: 752:Aiguilles Rouges 696: 621:DauphinĂ© Prealps 580: 570: 553: 546: 539: 530: 497: 483: 477: 465: 442:Montagne de Lure 373:TĂȘte de l'Estrop 358: 281: 276: 184: 131: 123: 106: 105: 103: 102: 101: 96: 92: 89: 88: 87: 84: 56:TĂȘte de l'Estrop 39: 27: 21: 1295: 1294: 1290: 1289: 1288: 1286: 1285: 1284: 1260: 1259: 1258: 1249: 1182: 1127: 1123:Styrian Prealps 1084:Central-eastern 1065: 1006: 950: 936: 906: 901: 837:Grandes Rousses 738: 697: 684: 625: 568: 562: 557: 524:Wayback Machine 506: 501: 500: 484: 480: 466: 462: 457: 341: 339:Notable summits 310:Alpes-Maritimes 298: 274: 265: 182: 125: 99: 97: 93: 90: 85: 82: 80: 78: 77: 42: 23: 22: 15: 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1062: 1061:Swiss Prealps 1058: 1056: 1052: 1050: 1046: 1044: 1040: 1038: 1034: 1032: 1028: 1026: 1025:Savoy Prealps 1022: 1020: 1016: 1015: 1013: 1011:North-western 1009: 1003: 999: 997: 996:DauphinĂ© Alps 993: 991: 987: 985: 981: 979: 978:Maritime Alps 975: 973: 972:Ligurian Alps 969: 968: 966: 964:South-western 962: 959: 957: 953: 949: 945: 941: 933: 928: 926: 921: 919: 914: 913: 910: 898: 895: 893: 890: 888: 887:Trois-ÉvĂȘchĂ©s 885: 883: 880: 878: 875: 873: 870: 868: 865: 863: 860: 858: 855: 853: 850: 848: 845: 843: 840: 838: 835: 833: 832:Gran Paradiso 830: 828: 825: 823: 820: 818: 815: 813: 810: 808: 805: 803: 800: 798: 795: 793: 790: 788: 785: 783: 780: 778: 775: 773: 770: 768: 765: 763: 760: 758: 755: 753: 750: 749: 747: 745: 741: 735: 732: 730: 727: 725: 724:Digne Prealps 722: 720: 719:Chablais Alps 717: 715: 712: 710: 707: 706: 704: 700: 695: 681: 680:Swiss Prealps 677: 675: 671: 669: 665: 663: 659: 657: 653: 651: 647: 645: 644:Savoy Prealps 641: 639: 635: 634: 632: 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Index

Provence Alps

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

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