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The ___MASK97___ (; Walliser German : " Rotten " ) is one ___MASK91___ the major rivers ___MASK91___ Europe , rising in the ___MASK97___ Glacier in the Swiss Alps at the far eastern end ___MASK91___ the Swiss ___MASK31___ , passing through Lake Geneva and running through southeastern France . At Arles , near its mouth on the Mediterranean Sea , the river divides into two branches , known as the Great ___MASK97___ ( French : " Le Grand ___MASK97___ ") and the Little ___MASK97___ (" Le Petit ___MASK97___ "). The resulting delta constitutes the Camargue region . The Alps are the highest and ___MASK77___ extensive ___MASK84___ range system that lies entirely in Europe , stretching approximately across eight Alpine countries : ___MASK78___ , France , Germany , Italy , Liechtenstein , Monaco , Slovenia , and Switzerland . The mountains were formed over tens ___MASK91___ millions ___MASK91___ years as the African and Eurasian tectonic plates collided . Extreme shortening caused by the event resulted in marine sedimentary rocks rising by thrusting and folding into high ___MASK84___ peaks such as Mont Blanc and the Matterhorn . Mont Blanc spans the French  Italian border , and at is the highest ___MASK84___ in the Alps . The Alpine region area contains about a hundred peaks higher than 4000 metres ( just over 13 , 000 feet ). A glacier ( or ) is a persistent body ___MASK91___ dense ice that is constantly moving under its own weight ; it forms where the accumulation ___MASK91___ snow exceeds its ablation ( melting and sublimation ) over many years , often centuries . Glaciers slowly deform and flow due to stresses induced by their weight , creating crevasses , seracs , and other distinguishing features . They also abrade rock and debris from their substrate to create landforms such as cirques and moraines . Glaciers form only on land and are distinct from the much thinner sea ice and lake ice that form on the surface ___MASK91___ bodies ___MASK91___ water . A ___MASK19___ is a natural flowing watercourse , usually ___MASK87___ , flowing towards an ocean , sea , lake or another ___MASK19___ . In some cases a ___MASK19___ flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end ___MASK91___ its course without reaching another body ___MASK91___ water . Small rivers can be referred to using names such as stream , creek , brook , rivulet , and rill . There are no official definitions for the generic term ___MASK19___ as applied to geographic features , although in some countries or communities a stream is defined by its size . Many names for small rivers are specific to geographic location ; examples are " run " in some parts ___MASK91___ the United States , " burn " in Scotland and northeast England , and " beck " in ___MASK51___ England . Sometimes a ___MASK19___ is defined as being larger than a creek , but not always : the language is vague . ___MASK50___ ( or ' , sometimes ' ) is a lake on the north side ___MASK91___ the Alps , shared between Switzerland and France . It is one ___MASK91___ the largest ___MASK5___ in Western Europe and the largest on the course ___MASK91___ the Rhône . 59 . 53 % ___MASK91___ it comes under the jurisdiction ___MASK91___ Switzerland ( cantons ___MASK91___ Vaud , Geneva , and Valais ), and 40 . 47 % under France ( department ___MASK91___ Haute - Savoie ). The Bernese Alps are a ___MASK84___ range ___MASK91___ the Alps , located in western Switzerland . Although the name suggests that they are located in the Berner Oberland region ___MASK91___ the ___MASK30___ , portions ___MASK91___ the Bernese Alps are in the adjacent cantons ___MASK91___ Valais , Fribourg and Vaud , the latter being usually named " Fribourg Alps " and " Vaud Alps " respectively . The highest ___MASK84___ in the range , the Finsteraarhorn , is also the highest point in the ___MASK30___ . The Mont Blanc massif is a ___MASK84___ range in the Alps , located mostly in France and Italy , but also straddling Switzerland at its northeastern end . It contains eleven major independent summits , each over in height , and is named after Mont Blanc , the highest point in western Europe . Because ___MASK91___ its considerable overall altitude , a large proportion ___MASK91___ the massif is covered by glaciers , which include the Mer de Glace and the Miage Glacierthe longest glaciers in France and Italy , respectively . A ___MASK84___ range ( also ___MASK84___ barrier , belt , or system ) is a geographic area containing numerous geologically related mountains . A ___MASK84___ system or system ___MASK91___ ___MASK84___ ranges , sometimes is used to combine several geological features that are geographically ( regionally ) related . On Earth , most significant ___MASK84___ ranges are the result ___MASK91___ plate tectonics , though ___MASK84___ ranges are formed by a range ___MASK91___ processes , are found on many planetary mass objects in the Solar System and are likely a feature ___MASK91___ most terrestrial planets . A ___MASK84___ is a large landform that stretches above the surrounding land in a limited area , usually in the form ___MASK91___ a peak . A ___MASK84___ is generally steeper than a hill . Mountains are formed through tectonic forces or volcanism . These forces can locally raise the surface ___MASK91___ the earth . Mountains erode slowly through the action ___MASK91___ rivers , weather conditions , and glaciers . A few mountains are isolated summits , but most occur in huge ___MASK84___ ranges . A landform is a natural feature ___MASK91___ the solid surface ___MASK91___ the Earth or other planetary body . Landforms together make up a given terrain , and their arrangement in the landscape is known as topography . Typical landforms include hills , mountains , plateaus , canyons , valleys , as well as shoreline features such as bays , peninsulas , and seas , including submerged features such as mid - ocean ridges , volcanoes , and the great ocean basins . Col des Montets ( elevation ) is a ___MASK84___ pass in the French Alps in the Haute - Savoie department ___MASK91___ France . It is on the road between Chamonix , the Swiss Col de la Forclaz and ___MASK24___ in the ___MASK31___ , Switzerland . The Dents Blanches ( from French , lit . White Teeth ) is a ___MASK84___ in the Chablais Alps on the Swiss - French border . It is composed ___MASK91___ several summit ___MASK91___ which the Dent de Barme is the highest . The Chablais Alps are a ___MASK84___ range in the western Alps . They are situated between Lake Geneva and the Mont Blanc Massif . The Col des Montets separates them from the Mont Blanc Massif in the south , and the Rhône valley separates them from the Bernese Alps in the east . Volcanism is the phenomenon ___MASK91___ eruption ___MASK91___ molten rock ( magma ) onto the surface ___MASK91___ the Earth or a solid - surface planet or moon , where lava , pyroclastics and volcanic gases erupt through a break in the surface called a vent . It includes all phenomena resulting from and causing magma within the crust or mantle ___MASK91___ the body , to rise through the crust and form volcanic rocks on the surface .