Maritime Alps
Americanplural noun
plural noun
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As the train glided along a track sandwiched between the steep cliffs of the Maritime Alps and a glistening Mediterranean sea, passing well-manicured beach resorts along the way, he was feeling hopeful.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 17, 2018
Late in the afternoon the artist had taken a walk in the little park that surrounds his sprawling stone house overlooking the reddish foothills of the Maritime Alps.
From Time Magazine Archive
Paris Correspondent Paul Ress fought more basic elements to reach the Valley of Marvels in the Maritime Alps for a report to the Science section.
From Time Magazine Archive
The region offers winter sports enthusiasts more than 1,200 miles of ski runs, spanning from the Maritime Alps to the Monviso and the Susa Valley to Monte Rosa.
From Time Magazine Archive
Napoleon, upon his arrival at Nice, found the French army idly reposing in their intrenchments among the Maritime Alps, and surrounded by superior forces of Austrians and Sardinians.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. XVI.?September, 1851?Vol. III. by Various
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