<P> The Alps ( / ælps / ; French : Alpes ( alp ) ; German : Alpen ( ˈalpn̩ ) ; Italian : Alpi ( ˈalpi ) ; Romansh : Alps ; Slovene : Alpe ( ˈáːlpɛ ) ) are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe , stretching approximately 1,200 kilometres ( 750 mi ) across eight Alpine countries ( from west to east ) : France , Switzerland , Italy , Monaco , Liechtenstein , Austria , Germany , and Slovenia . The mountains were formed over tens of millions of years as the African and Eurasian tectonic plates collided . Extreme shortening caused by the event resulted in marine sedimentary rocks rising by thrusting and folding into high mountain peaks such as Mont Blanc and the Matterhorn . Mont Blanc spans the French -- Italian border , and at 4,810 m ( 15,781 ft ) is the highest mountain in the Alps . The Alpine region area contains about a hundred peaks higher than 4,000 metres ( 13,000 ft ) . </P>
<P> The Alps ( / ælps / ; French : Alpes ( alp ) ; German : Alpen ( ˈalpn̩ ) ; Italian : Alpi ( ˈalpi ) ; Romansh : Alps ; Slovene : Alpe ( ˈáːlpɛ ) ) are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe , stretching approximately 1,200 kilometres ( 750 mi ) across eight Alpine countries ( from west to east ) : France , Switzerland , Italy , Monaco , Liechtenstein , Austria , Germany , and Slovenia . The mountains were formed over tens of millions of years as the African and Eurasian tectonic plates collided . Extreme shortening caused by the event resulted in marine sedimentary rocks rising by thrusting and folding into high mountain peaks such as Mont Blanc and the Matterhorn . Mont Blanc spans the French -- Italian border , and at 4,810 m ( 15,781 ft ) is the highest mountain in the Alps . The Alpine region area contains about a hundred peaks higher than 4,000 metres ( 13,000 ft ) . </P>
where is the alps mountains located on a map
where is the alps mountains located on a map
across eight Alpine countries ( from west to east ) : France , Switzerland , Italy , Monaco , Liechtenstein , Austria , Germany , and Slovenia .
across eight Alpine countries ( from west to east ) : France , Switzerland , Italy , Monaco , Liechtenstein , Austria , Germany , and Slovenia .