The Bernese Alps
The the Bernese Alps are a solid mass Montagne ux located in the central part of the the Alps in Suisse. Although its name suggests that they are located in the Bernese Oberland, part of the Bernese Alps is located in the adjacent cantons of Vaud, Freiburg and of the Valais.
Geography
Situation
The Bernese Alps are drained by the Aar with the North-East and its affluent the Sarine in the North-West and the the Rhone in the west and the south.They are surrounded by the solid masses of the Chablais and the Haut-Giffre (Préalpes of Savoy) in the west, the the Valaisan Alps in the south, the the Alps lépontines in south-east and the the Alps uranaises in the North-East (beyond the Col of Grimsel).
They include/understand inter alia the chain of the Gastlosen, Diablerets and the Aar-Gothard and finish in north by Préalpes Bernese and fribougeoises.
Principal tops
The principal tops of the Bernese Alps are:
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Other remarkable tops
- the Tooth of Jaman, 1879 m
- the Mounts Roe-deers, 1749 m
- the Rocks of Naye, 1740 m
- the Napf, 1407 m
Geology
The southernmost part of the solid mass, highest, is primarily made up of crystalline rocks autochtones, namely mainly of the Granite S, of the Amphibolite S, the Gneiss and the Ardoise S, by places covered with tablecloths Calcaire S.In north, these rocks gradually leave the place to Molasse S.
Activities
Winter sports resorts
Related articles
- Geography of the central Alps
- Glacier of Aletsch
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