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Eastern group. Western group. Passes. Nature conservation. Maps. See also. References. External links. Graian Alps. Coordinates: 45°30′N 7°10′E. The Graian Alps ( French: Alpes grées [alp ɡʁe]; Italian: Alpi Graie [ˈalpi ˈɡraːje]) are a mountain range in the western part of the Alps . Etymology.
The park is located in the Graian Alps in the regions of Piedmont (in the Metropolitan City of Turin) and Aosta Valley in northwest Italy. [2] [3] It encompasses 703 square kilometres (174,000 acres) of alpine terrain.
Graian Alps, northern segment of the Western Alps along the French-Italian border, bounded by Mont Cenis and the Cottian Alps (southwest), the Isère and Arc valleys (west), the Little St. Bernard Pass (north), and the Dora Baltea River valley (northeast).
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Graian Alps. The Roc is a mountain of the Gran Paradiso massif, in the Graian Alps in Italy. It is located between the Aosta Valley and Piedmont regions and is the highest point in the Metropolitan City of Turin .
Article History. Gran Paradiso, the highest peak in the Graian Alps, Italy. Gran Paradiso, highest mountain, 13,323 ft (4,061 m), entirely within Italy and the culminating point of the Graian Alps ( q.v. ). The peak lies within a popular Alpine resort area and is the central attraction of the National Park of Gran Paradiso (1922).
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Contents. Alpes Graiae. Roman province, Europe. Also known as: Alpes Atrectianae, Alpes Ceutronum. Learn about this topic in these articles: establishment by Claudius. In Alpes. Farther north, Alpes Graiae (Graian Alps), administered within changing borders, was organized by Claudius as a province that included the Swiss Valais.
A placid pond high in the Graian Alps mirrors the snow-crowned peaks of Gran Paradiso—the oldest protected area in a country known more for culture than for conservation.
