Vanoise Massif
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The Vanoise massif is a mountain range
in the Graian Alps
in the western part of the Alps
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Mountain range
A mountain range is a single, large mass consisting of a succession of mountains or narrowly spaced mountain ridges, with or without peaks, closely related in position, direction, formation, and age; a component part of a mountain system or of a mountain chain...
in the Graian Alps
Graian Alps
The Graian Alps are a mountain range in the western part of the Alps. They are located in France , Italy , and Switzerland...
in the western part of the Alps
Alps
The Alps is one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany to France in the west....
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Principal summits
The principal summits of the Vanoise massif are:Principal glaciers
- Glaciers de la Gurraz
- Glacier de la Savinaz
- Glacier de la Grande Motte
- Glacier de Prémou
- Glacier des Volnets
- Glacier de la Grande Casse
- Glacier de la Leisse
- Glacier des Fours
- Glacier de Méan Martin
- Glacier du Vallonnet
- Glaciers de la Vanoise (Glacier du Pelve, Glacier de l'Arpont, Glacier de la Mahure)
- Glacier de Gébroulaz
- Glacier de Thorens
- Glacier du Bouchet
- Glacier de Chavière
- Glacier de Polset
- Glacier du Geay