Just a bunch of mountains.
- The Alps is a range of mountains that form a crescent shape in Europe, that covers a distance of 1,200 km (750 miles).
- The Alps can be found in Austria, Italy, Slovenia, Germany, France, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and Monaco.
- The Alps is the home of many glaciers.
- There are 13,000 species of vegetation and 30,000 species of wildlife, many of which are native to the Alps.
- A mummified man was found in the Alps at the Austrian/Italian border in 1991, said to be 5,000 years old.
Alps
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- Fourteen million people live in the Alps region, and the area attracts approximately 120 million visitors every year.
- In the Alps there are 82 official summits that are at least 4,000 m (13,123 ft) high, and the highest peak is Mont Blanc which is 4,810 meters (15, 780 feet) high and is on the French and Italian border.
- The Alps have been the source of many minerals and crystals, which has included copper, gold, iron, cinnabar, quartz and amethyst.
- It is suggested that between 40,000 to 80,000 men died in World War I due to avalanches on the Alps.
- The Alps provide water that those in the region drink; use for irrigation purposes; and create hydroelectric power in over 500 power plants, that can produce up to 2900 kilowatts of electricity per hour.
Bibliography:
Alps, 2013 Wikipedia, <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alps>
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I was reading this web page and some facts were quit interesting but others were the sort of things that put me too sleep!! whoever made this I think needs to update this to the 21st century come on people. but for the ones that were good I would rate this web page about 2 stars maybe 3. I hope you found this helpful see ya laters!!!
You’ll be surprised to know that the people that will utilise the facts the most are those of Generation Y, for use in essays and research projects. I’m not sure what you’re expecting, but my the Ten Random Facts style is intended to be condensed and simplistic, rather than lengthy and opinionated.
thanks for these facts I needed them for a geography presentation
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No problem Shay! Glad it was helpful to you. ^.^
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i not sayign u have too but maybe can u do one on guatemala plz
i want to know more about where i came from
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Glad the post turned out helpful to you Sarah! I’ll add Guatemala on my list of things to do. 🙂
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Thanks! Being at Alps must be great.
verry good facts and i love the one about the mumifide man.
That poor man ~.~
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this helped so friken much for social i need five fun facts about the alps and yea thanks for helping me pass
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I chose this for a project. Interesting details, the World War One was a great one. Excellent facts
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Same here,I also need them for a presentation
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