Alps mountain

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Alps Mountain range is one of the most popular in the world. It attracts millions of tourists every year from all over the world. Here are some interesting facts about the Alps:
The formation of the Alps  started some 300 million years ago. It was a process spread between various episodes from the Paleozoic Era to the Mesozoic Era to the Jurassic Period. From a single tectonic plate, the Pangaean supercontinent broke into many plates, thus forming the Tethys Sea between Laurasia and Gondwana. Mountain ranges called the Alpide belt were formed when the Tethys was squeezed between the colliding plates – a process that continues till now. This orogenic process led to the formation of the Alps, caused by the collision between the Eurasian and the African plates.
Covering eight counties, the Alps are located in Middle-Southern Europe and cover a distance of 1,200 km. This crescent shaped mountain range is majorly divided into Western Alps and Eastern Alps. The division is along the line from Lake Constance through the Rhine to Lake Como. The Western Alps are located in Italy, France, Monaco and Switzerland, the Eastern Alps in Austria, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Slovenia and Switzerland.
Alps region is home to approximately 14 million people. Attracting 120 million visitors every year, Alps is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. It has some extraordinarily beautiful resorts like Oberstdorf in Bavaria, Saalback in Austria, Chamonix in France, Cortina d’Ampezzo in Italy and Davos in Switzerland.
Above 9,000 feet in the Alps, there is a permanent snow blanket and many glaciers. Average peaks are 2.5 km high. Part of the cold winds blowing from the north is stopped by the Alps and their moisture content is also reduced. As a consequence, south of the Alps is warmer and dryer.
Major European rivers like the Rhine, the Rhone, the Inn, the Ticino and the Po rivers, all of which have headwaters in the Alps, flow through the Alpine countries, finally emptying into the North Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, the Adriatic Sea and the Black Sea.
Alps cover about 11% of the surface area of Europe and still provide up to 90% of the water to lowland Europe, especially to arid areas during the summers. The water provided by the Alps is used for drinking, irrigation and to create hydroelectric power in over 500 power plants.
With close to 500,000 inhabitants, Grenoble in Switzerland is the biggest city in the Alps and has earned the nickname ‘The Capital city of Alps’. Switzerland is one of the most famous tourist destinations in the world over, known for its Alpine scenery. Adventure activities like trekking, skiing and mountaineering can be enjoyed here in plenty.
This place is full of adventure and tourism 
I hope that you guys would definitely like to go for an adventure here.

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