Which mountain in the Alps between Switzerland and Italy was created by marine sedimentary rocks folding into mountain peaks?
Alps The Alps ( ; French: "Alpes" ] ; German: "Alpen" ] ; Italian: "Alpi" ] ; Romansh: "Alps" ; Slovene: "Alpe" ] ) are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe, stretching approximately 1,200 km across eight Alpine countries: Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Slovenia, and Switzerland. 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 4810 m is the highest mountain in the Alps. The Alpine region area contains about a hundred peaks higher than 4000 metres (just over 13,000 feet).
Col de Tende Col de Tende (Italian: "Colle di Tenda" ; elevation 1870 m) is a high mountain pass in the Alps, close to the border between France and Italy, although the highest section of the pass is wholly within France.