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The Silvretta Alps are a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps shared by Tirol , Vorarlberg ( both in ___MASK14___ ) and Graubünden ( ___MASK32___ ). The Austrian states of Tirol and Vorarlberg are connected by a pass road ( Silvretta Hochalpenstraße at 2032 m ). The majority of the peaks are elevated above three thousand metres and are surrounded by glaciers . Thus , the area is also known as the " Blue Silvretta ". The Alps are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe , stretching approximately across eight Alpine countries : ___MASK14___ , ___MASK38___ , Germany , Italy , Liechtenstein , Monaco , Slovenia , and ___MASK32___ . The mountains were formed over tens of millions of 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 mountain peaks such as Mont Blanc and the Matterhorn . Mont Blanc spans the French  Italian border , and at is the highest mountain in the Alps . The Alpine region area contains about a hundred peaks higher than 4000 metres ( just over 13 , 000 feet ). Vorarlberg is the westernmost federal state (" Bundesland ") of ___MASK14___ . Although it has the second - smallest area ( Vienna is the smallest ) and population ( Burgenland is less populated ), it has the second - highest population density ( after Vienna ). It borders three countries : Germany ( ___MASK82___ and Baden - Württemberg via Lake Constance ), ___MASK32___ ( Graubünden and St . Gallen ) and Liechtenstein . The only Austrian state that shares a border with Vorarlberg is Tyrol to the east . The Central Eastern Alps , also referred to as Austrian Central Alps or just Central Alps comprise the main chain of the Eastern Alps in ___MASK14___ and the adjacent regions of ___MASK32___ , Liechtenstein , Italy and Slovenia . The Verstancla Glacier is a 2 km long glacier ( 2005 ) situated in the Silvretta Range in the canton of Graubünden in ___MASK32___ . In 1973 it had an area of 1 . 27 km² . The glacier is located north of the Verstanclahorn . It is parallel to the larger Silvretta Glacier lying a few kilometres north . The Silvretta Glacier is a 3 km long glacier ( 2005 ) situated in the Silvretta Range in the canton of Graubünden in ___MASK32___ . In 1973 it had an area of 3 . 35 km² . The Verstanclahorn is a mountain of the Swiss Silvretta Alps , located between Piz Buin and Piz Linard in the canton of Graubünden . The mountain has a pyramidal shape with the northern face lying above the Verstancla Glacier . The smaller glacier Vadret da las Maisas lies on the south side . The mountain is located on the ridge between the central Graubünden ( north ) and the Engadine valley ( south ) , also separating the basins of the Rhine and Inn River . The closest locality is Lavin , on the southern side . The Alpine region of ___MASK32___ , conventionally referred to as the Swiss Alps (, ), represents a major natural feature of the country and is , along with the Swiss Plateau and the Swiss portion of the Jura Mountains , one of its three main physiographic regions . The Swiss Alps extend over both the Western Alps and the Eastern Alps , encompassing an area sometimes called " Central Alps ". While the northern ranges from the Bernese Alps to the Appenzell Alps are entirely in ___MASK32___ , the southern ranges from the Mont Blanc massif to the Bernina massif are shared with other countries such as France , Italy , Austria and Liechtenstein . Piz Buin is a mountain in the Silvretta range of the Alps on the border between ___MASK14___ and ___MASK32___ . It forms the border between the Swiss canton of Graubünden and the Austrian state of Vorarlberg and is the highest peak in Vorarlberg . Piz Linard is a pyramid - shaped mountain of the Swiss Alps . At 3 , 410 m it is the highest peak of the Silvretta mountain range . ___MASK32___ , officially the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic in Europe . It consists of 26 cantons , and the city of Bern is the seat of the federal authorities . The country is situated in Western - Central Europe , and is bordered by Italy to the south , France to the west , Germany to the north , and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east . ___MASK32___ is a landlocked country geographically divided between the Alps , the Swiss Plateau and the Jura , spanning an area of . While the Alps occupy the greater part of the territory , the Swiss population of approximately eight million people is concentrated mostly on the plateau , where the largest cities are to be found : among them are the two global cities and economic centres Zürich and Geneva . A river is a natural flowing watercourse , usually freshwater , flowing towards an ocean , sea , lake or another river . In some cases a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of 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 river 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 of the ___MASK5___ , " burn " in Scotland and northeast ___MASK6___ , and " beck " in northern ___MASK6___ . Sometimes a river is defined as being larger than a creek , but not always : the language is vague . A mountain is a large landform that stretches above the surrounding land in a limited area , usually in the form of a peak . A mountain is generally steeper than a hill . Mountains are formed through tectonic forces or volcanism . These forces can locally raise the surface of the earth . Mountains erode slowly through the action of rivers , weather conditions , and glaciers . A few mountains are isolated summits , but most occur in huge mountain ranges .