swiss alps
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2022-08-24 16:43:09
swiss alps
The Alps are the tallest and most majestic mountains in Europe. Located in south-central Europe, it is a small section of a disjointed mountain system that stretches from the Atlas of North Africa, through southern Europe and South Asia, to the Himalayas. The Alps are about 1,200 kilometers long and more than 201 kilometers wide at their widest point. They are the most important landscapes in the natural geographical area of Western Europe， sports fitness .
The scenery of the Alps is very charming. It is a world-famous scenic spot and tourist destination. It is called "the palace of nature" and "the real geomorphology exhibition hall" by the world. It is the holy land of ice and snow sports and the paradise of explorers. The Alps adorn the European continent with its tall and straight majesty, and it is the center of the largest mountain glacier in Europe. The mountainous area is covered with ice sheets up to 1 km thick, and various types of glacial landforms are well developed. The glacial landforms are particularly typical and there are many glacial cliffs, horn peaks, ice buckets, hanging valleys, and glacial lakes formed by glacial erosion. etc. and the moraine landform of glacial accumulation. Mountain glaciers present a polar scenery and are mountaineering, skiing and tourist resorts.
The glaciers in the Alps have formed many lakes, the largest lake is Lake Leman, and there are also four forest state lakes, Lake Zurich, Lake Constance, Lake Maggiore and Lake Como, etc. The beautiful lake area is a tourist destination.
