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Bernina Peak

mountain, Europe

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topography of Alps

  • In Rhaetian Alps

    Bernina Peak (13,284 feet [4,049 m]), on the Italian border, is the highest point. Included within the Rhaetian Alps are the subranges of Silvretta, Rhätikon, and the Albula and Bernina Alps (qq.v.). The Engadin (valley of the Upper Inn River) cuts northeast to southwest among…

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    In Alps: Physiography

    Farther to the east, Bernina Peak is the last of the giants over 13,120 feet (4,000 metres). In Austria the highest peak, the Grossglockner, reaches only 12,460 feet; Germany’s highest point, the Zugspitze in the Bavarian Alps, only 9,718 feet; and the highest point of Slovenia and the Julian…

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