Gran_Paradiso_massif

Gran Paradiso massif

Gran Paradiso massif

Massif in Italian Alps

The Gran Paradiso massif (Italian: Massiccio del Gran Paradiso; French: Massif du Grand-Paradis) is a massif in the Italian Alps, in the regions of Aosta Valley and Piedmont.

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The Gran Paradiso National Park covers approximately the western half of the massif, while the Mont Avic Natural Park covers the Champdepraz valley.

Geography

Location

The massif is limited to the west and south (Orco) by the Graian Alps, and to the north (Dora Baltea) by the Pennine Alps.

Main summits

Geology

The massif is made up mainly of crystalline rocks and schists.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Vearncombe, Julian R. (1985). "The structure of the Gran Paradiso basement massif and its envelope, Western Alps". Eclogae Geologicae Helvetiae. 78 (1): 49. doi:10.5169/seals-165643. ISSN 0012-9402.
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