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Massif Des Trois-Évêchés
Massif des Trois-Évêchés (; ; ) is a mountain range in the Provence Alps and Prealps in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France. Its name comes from the central summit of the massif, the Pic des Trois-Évêchés (so named because it marked the boundary between the dioceses of Roman Catholic Diocese of Digne, Digne, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Aix, Embrun and Ancient Diocese of Senez, Senez) where there are ridges to the north, west and south. The highest peak is the Tête de l'Estrop, at . Geography The massif in the broadest sense extends from north to south between the Bes to the west, the Ubaye in the north, the Verdon (river), Verdon to the east and the Asse (approximately) to the south. It is also crossed by the Bléone and the Vallon du Laverq. It is surrounded to the north by the Massif du Parpaillon, east by the Massif du Pelat, south-east by the Préalpes de Castellane and finally to the south and to the west by the Préalpes de Digne (which some southern peaks, or even the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dent Des Évêchés
Dent may refer to: People * Dent (surname) * Dent May, stage name of American musician James Dent May Jr. (born 1985) * Dent Mowrey (1888–1960), American composer, musician and music teacher * Dent Oliver (1918–1973), international speedway rider Places United Kingdom * Dent (fell), near England's Lake District in Cleator Moor, Copeland, Cumbria * Dent, South Lakeland, a village near Sedbergh in Cumbria ** Dent railway station * Dent Fault, northern England * Dent Group, a group of Upper Ordovician sedimentary and volcanic rocks in northwest England United States * Dent, Idaho, an unincorporated community * Dent, Minnesota, a city * Dent, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Dent, Ohio, a census-designated place * Dent, West Virginia, a census-designated place * Dent Township (other) * Dent Bridge, Idaho * Dent County, Missouri * Dent site, a Clovis culture site near Milliken, Colorado * Fort Dent Arts and entertainment * Dent (Pokémon), the Japanese name for a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verdon (river)
The Verdon (, ) is a river in Southeastern France, left tributary of the Durance. Its drainage basin is .Bassin versant : Verdon (Le) Observatoire Régional Eau et Milieux Aquatiques en PACA The Verdon is best known for its impressive canyon: the Verdon Gorge. This limestone canyon, also called the "Grand Canyon of Verdon", long and more than deep, is a popular climbing and sight-seeing area. The name comes from the green appearance of the waters of the river, in the canyon. Course [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandstone
Sandstone is a Clastic rock#Sedimentary clastic rocks, clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of grain size, sand-sized (0.0625 to 2 mm) silicate mineral, silicate grains, Cementation (geology), cemented together by another mineral. Sandstones comprise about 20–25% of all sedimentary rocks. Most sandstone is composed of quartz or feldspar, because they are the most resistant minerals to the weathering processes at the Earth's surface. Like uncemented sand, sandstone may be imparted any color by impurities within the minerals, but the most common colors are tan, brown, yellow, red, grey, pink, white, and black. Because sandstone beds can form highly visible cliffs and other topography, topographic features, certain colors of sandstone have become strongly identified with certain regions, such as the red rock deserts of Arches National Park and other areas of the Southwestern United States, American Southwest. Rock formations composed of sandstone usually allow the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sedimentary Rock
Sedimentary rocks are types of rock (geology), rock formed by the cementation (geology), cementation of sediments—i.e. particles made of minerals (geological detritus) or organic matter (biological detritus)—that have been accumulated or deposited at Earth's surface. Sedimentation is any process that causes these particles to settle in place. Geological detritus originates from weathering and erosion of existing rocks, or from the solidification of molten lava blobs erupted by volcanoes. The geological detritus is transported to the place of deposition by water, wind, ice or Mass wasting, mass movement, which are called agents of denudation. Biological detritus is formed by bodies and parts (mainly shells) of dead aquatic organisms, as well as their fecal mass, suspended in water and slowly piling up on the floor of water bodies (marine snow). Sedimentation may also occur when dissolved minerals precipitate from aqueous solution, water solution. The sedimentary rock cover of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montagne De Cordœil
Montagne or Montagné may refer to: People * Camille Montagne (1784–1866), French military physician and botanist. The standard author abbreviation Mont. (of Montagne) is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name. * Edward Montagne (1912-2003), American film and television director * Joachim Havard de la Montagne (1927–2003), French composer and organist * Gilbert Montagné (born 1957), French musician * Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592), French philosopher * Pierre de La Montagne (1755–1825), French playwright and poet * Prosper Montagné (1865-1948), French chef and author * Renée Montagne (born 1948), American radio journalist Places *Montagne, Gironde, a commune in the Gironde department, France *Montagne, Isère, a commune in the Isère department, France *Montagne, Trentino, a commune in Trentino, Italy *Montagne Center, a basketball arena in Beaumont, Texas for Lamar University See also * ''La Montagne'' (newspaper), French regional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trois-Évêchés (mountain)
The Three Bishoprics ( ) constituted a government of the Kingdom of France consisting of the dioceses of Metz, Verdun, and Toul within the Lorraine region. The three dioceses had been Prince-bishoprics of the Holy Roman Empire until they were seized by King Henry II of France between April and June 1552. At the end of the Thirty Years' War, they were officially ceded to France by the 1648 Peace of Westphalia. History In the course of the rebellion against the Habsburg emperor Charles V, several Protestant Imperial princes met at Lochau Castle near Torgau in May 1551. Here the receiving Wettin elector Maurice of Saxony forged an alliance with Duke John Albert I of Mecklenburg, Prince William IV of Hesse, whose father Landgrave Philip I was jailed by the emperor, the Hohenzollern margrave Albert Alcibiades of Brandenburg-Kulmbach and his cousin Duke Albert of Prussia. Dissatisfied with the Interim decreed by Charles V at the 1548 Diet of Augsburg, the insurgents were full o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grande Séolane
Grande means "large" or "great" in many of the Romance languages. It may also refer to: Places *Grande, Germany, a municipality in Germany *Grande Communications, a telecommunications firm based in Texas *Grande-Rivière (other) *Arroio Grande (other) *Boca grande (other) *Campo Grande (other) *El Grande, a German-style board game *Loma Grande (other) *Lucida Grande, a humanist sans-serif typeface *María Grande, a village and municipality in Entre Ríos Province in northeastern Argentina *Mojón Grande, a village and municipality in Misiones Province in northeastern Argentina *Playa Grande (other) *Ribeira Grande (other) * Rio Grande (other) *Salto Grande (other) *Valle Grande (other) *Várzea Grande (other) *Villa Grande (other) *Casa Grande Ruins National Monument *Casas Grandes *Mesa Grande *Pueblo Grande de Nevada *Pueblo Grande Ruin and Irrigation Sites *Campina Grande ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Préalpes De Digne
The Digne Prealps () are a massif in the southern part of the French Prealps located in the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. Geography Location The massif extends around Digne-les-Bains, between the Durance river and Serre-Ponçon lake to the north, and the Verdon gorge to the south. It is bordered by the communes of Sisteron, Gréoux-les-Bains and Castellane. It is surrounded to the northwest by the Bochaine, to the northeast by Massif des Trois-Évêchés, to the south-east by the Castellane Prealps and finally to the west by the Vaucluse mountains and the Baronnies Massif. Main summits * Les Monges, 2,115 m, * Clot Ginoux (or Les Cimettes), 2,112 m * l'Oratoire, 2,071 m * Tête Grosse, 2,032 m * Laupie (ou Tourtoureau), 2,025 m * Clos de Bouc, 1,962 m * Montagne de Chine, 1,952 m * Mourre de Chanier, 1,930 m * Marzenc, 1,930 m * Sommet de Nibles, 1,909 m * Mont Chiran, 1,905 m * Grande Cloche de Barles, 1,887 m * Montagne de Jouere, 1,886 m * Chanau, 1,885 m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Préalpes De Castellane
The French Prealps ( ); are a group of subalpine mountain ranges of medium elevation located immediately west of the French Alps. They roughly stretch from Lake Geneva southwest to the rivers Isère and Drôme; east to a line running from Chamonix, to Albertville, to Grenoble, to Gap, to Barcelonette; and south from Grasse to Vence. In the northern subalpine regions, the various ranges are easily identifiable by geographical separations, such as the Voreppe Gorge between Vercors and Chartreuse, or Chambéry, which sits in a valley between the Bauges and Chartreuse ranges. In the southern subalpine regions, the ranges are generally disorganized and lack the wide, deep valleys that divide them in the north. Three non-contiguous ranges traditionally comprise the southern French Prealps: the Alpilles, Mont Sainte-Victoire and Sainte-Baume. Ranges and peaks Among the best known peaks in the French Prealps are: *Mont Ventoux, near Carpentras, Vaucluse, called the ''"Giant of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massif Du Pelat
A massif () is a principal mountain mass, such as a compact portion of a mountain range, containing one or more summits (e.g. France's Massif Central). In mountaineering literature, ''massif'' is frequently used to denote the main mass of an individual mountain. As a purely scientific term in geology, however, a "massif" is separately and more specifically defined as a section of a planet's crust that is demarcated by faults or flexures. In the movement of the crust, a massif tends to retain its internal structure while being displaced as a whole. A massif is a smaller structural unit than a tectonic plate and is considered the fourth-largest driving force in geomorphology. The word "massif" originates from French (in which the word also means "massive"), where it is used to refer to a large mountain mass or compact group of connected mountains forming an independent portion of a range. The Face on Mars is an example of an extraterrestrial massif. Massifs may also form u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
