rhaetian alps (the)
1Rhaetian Alps — The Rhaetian Alps are a part of the Central Eastern Alps along the Italian–Swiss and Austrian–Swiss borders, mostly located in the Graubünden canton in eastern Switzerland. Piz Bernina (13,284 ft/4,049 m), set on the Italian border, is the… …
2Rhaetian Alps — division of the central Alps, mostly in E Switzerland: highest peak, c. 13,300 ft (4,054 m) …
3Rhaetian Alps — a chain of the Alps in E Switzerland and W Austria. Highest peak, Mt. Bernina, 13,295 ft. (4052 m). * * * Segment of the central Alps located mainly in Switzerland but also extending along the Italian Swiss and Austrian Swiss borders. Bernina… …
4Rhaetian Alps — Rhae′tian Alps′ n. pl. geg a chain of the Alps in E Switzerland and W Austria. Highest peak, Bernina, 13,295 ft. (4052 m) …
5Rhaetian Alps — /riʃən ˈælps/ (say reeshuhn alps) plural noun a chain of the Alps in eastern Switzerland and western Austria. Highest peak, Mt Bernina, 4052 m …
6Rhaetian Alps — a chain of the Alps in E Switzerland and W Austria. Highest peak, Mt. Bernina, 13,295 ft. (4052 m) …
7Alps — /alps/, n. (used with a pl. v.) a mountain range in S Europe, extending from France through Switzerland and Italy into Austria, Slovenia, and Croatia. Highest peak, Mont Blanc, 15,781 ft. (4810 m). * * * I Mountain system, south central Europe.… …
8Rhaetian (disambiguation) — The Raetians or Rhaetians were some of the most powerful and warlike of the Alpine tribes. Rhaetian may refer to:* Raetian language, spoken in ancient times by the tribes in the Eastern Alpine areas, in Switzerland, Austria, North Eastern Italy… …
9Rhaetian Railway — RhB redirects here. For the Malaysian bank, see RHB Bank. Coordinates: 46°24′32″N 10°1′11″E / 46.40889°N 10.01972°E …
10Rhaetian Stage — ▪ geochronology uppermost of three divisions in the Upper Triassic Series, representing those rocks deposited worldwide during Rhaetian time (203.6 million to 199.6 million years ago) in the Triassic Period. The stage name is derived from… …
