Provence Alps and Prealps
| Provence Alps and Prealps | |
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| Alpes et Préalpes de Provence | |
Tête de l'Estrop - south face
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| Highest point | |
| Peak | Tête de l'Estrop |
| Elevation | 2,961 m (9,715 ft) |
| Coordinates | 44°17′14″N 6°30′17″E / 44.28722°N 6.50472°ECoordinates: 44°17′14″N 6°30′17″E / 44.28722°N 6.50472°E |
| Geography | |
| Country | France |
| Région | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Parent range | Alps |
| Borders on | Maritime Alps, Dauphiné Alps, Dauphiné Prealps and Cottian Alps |
| Rivers | Durance, Verdon and Var |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | Alpine orogeny |
| Type of rock | Sedimentary rocks |
The Provence Alps and Prealps (Alpes et Préalpes de Provence in French) are a mountain range in the south-western part of the Alps, located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (France). Provence Alps and Prealps encompass the south-western area of the French Prealps.
The Provence (French pronunciation: [pʁɔvɑ̃s]) is a historical region nowadays part of the administrative région of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Administratively the range belongs to the French departments of Vaucluse, Alpes-Maritimes and Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.
The western slopes of the range are drained by the Rhone river through the Durance and other tributaries while its south-eastern part is drained by the Var and several smaller rivers that flow directly to the Mediterranean Sea.
Some notable summits of the range are:
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