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The Alps mountain ranges.
The Eastern Alps comprise several distinct mountain ranges spanning across Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, and the Balkan Peninsula. These include:
- Rätische range (Switzerland)
- Dolomite Alps (Italy)
- Bavarian Alps (Germany and Austria)
- Tauern Mountains (Austria)
- Julian Alps (Italy and Slovenia)
- Dinaric Alps (Balkan Peninsula)
- Carnic Alps (Austrian-Italian border)12
These ranges are characterized by a generally northerly and southeasterly drainage pattern, with rivers flowing into the Danube or toward the Gulf of Venice.1