The Chablais Alps are a

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in the western

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. They are situated between

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and the

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. The

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separates them from the

in the south, and the

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valley separates them from the

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in the east. The Chablais Alps are composed of two distinct parts separated by the Val d'Illiez: the

Dents du Midi The Dents du Midi (French: "teeth of noon") are a three-kilometre-long mountain range in the Chablais Alps in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. Overlooking the Val d'Illiez and the Rhône valley to the south, they face the Lac de Salanfe, an ...

massif on the south which contains the highest peaks, and the

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on the north.

Peaks

The peaks of the Chablais Alps include:

References

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Peaks

See also

References