Punta Marguareis
Mountain in Italy
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Punta Marguareis
Pointe Marguareis
Pointe Marguareis
Location of Marguareis in the Alps.
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
The Punta Marguareis (It) or Pointe Marguareis (Fr) is a mountain in the Ligurian Alps, on the boundary between Italy and France; It is the highest peak of the Ligurian Alps.
Geography
Administratively the Marguareis is divided between the Italian region of Piemonte (province: Cuneo) and the French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (department: Alpes-Maritimes).
SOIUSA classification
According to the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way:[2]
- main part = Western Alps
- major sector = South Western Alps
- section = Ligurian Alps
- subsection = (It:Alpi del Marguareis/Fr:Alpes Liguriennes Occidentales)
- supergroup = (It:Catena Marguareis-Mongioie/Fr:Chaîne Marguareis-Mongioie)
- group = (It:Gruppo del Marguareis/Fr:Groupe du Marguareis)
- subgroup = (It:Nodo del Marguareis/Fr:Nœud du Marguareis)
- code = I/A-1.II-B.2.a
Geology
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The Marguareis is part of a karst area where are located many caves very popular among speleologists.[3]
References
- ^ Punta Marguareis, France/Italy, www.peakbagger.com (accessed on April 2014)
- ^ Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. p. 62. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.
- ^ Dentro il Marguareis, site deep up to 900 m www.agsp.it Archived 2013-01-23 at the Wayback Machine (accessed in May 2012)
Maps
- Italian official cartography (Istituto Geografico Militare - IGM); on-line version: www.pcn.minambiente.it
- French official cartography (Institut Géographique National - IGN); on-line version: www.geoportail.fr
Bibliography
- Parodi, Andrea (2003). Laghi, cascate e altre meraviglie. Andrea Parodi Editore.
External links
Media related to Punta Marguareis at Wikimedia Commons
- "Punta Marguareis, France/Italy". peakbagger.com.