Belledonne Massif

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Belledonne Massif

mountain, France

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mountain
The western segment of the system
…several crystalline massifs, including the Belledonne and Mont Blanc massifs in France and the Aare (or Aar) and Gotthard massifs in Switzerland. Moreover, with the elevation of the Alps above the Po plain of northern Italy, a southward overthrusting has carried the southern part of the Alps back onto the…
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…several crystalline massifs, including the Belledonne and Mont Blanc massifs in France and the Aare (or Aar) and Gotthard massifs in Switzerland. Moreover, with the elevation of the Alps above the Po plain of northern Italy, a southward overthrusting has carried the southern part of the Alps back onto the…
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