Preferred Label : European Alpine Region;
MeSH definition : A territory which encompasses eight European countries: Austria, France, Germany,
Italy, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Slovenia and Switzerland. The height of the Alpine mountain
ridges range up to Mont Blanc at 15,782 feet above sea level, and its altitude decreases
from west to east.;
MeSH synonym : Alps Mountain Region; Alpine Region;
MeSH annotation : do not confuse with ALPINE TUNDRA see TUNDRA;
Origin ID : D000090142;
UMLS CUI : C5544435;
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A territory which encompasses eight European countries: Austria, France, Germany,
Italy, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Slovenia and Switzerland. The height of the Alpine mountain
ridges range up to Mont Blanc at 15,782 feet above sea level, and its altitude decreases
from west to east.
