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 Translation for 'Aarmassif' from English to Dutch
NOUN   the Aarmassif | -
geogr.
Aarmassief {het}
Aarmassif
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Translation for 'Aarmassif' from English to Dutch

Aarmassif
Aarmassief {het}geogr.
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Usage Examples English
  • Along the thrust the Helvetic nappes were thrust more than 100 km to the north over the external Aarmassif and Infrahelvetic complex.
  • Geologically the Bristen belongs to the aarmassif. The southern part of the mountain consists of several different types of rocks, among them rhyolite and amphibolite.
  • The Helvetic nappes are thrust over the Infrahelvetic complex and the external massifs of the Alps (like the Aarmassif or Mont Blanc Massif).
  • Geologically the Schreckhorn is part of the Aarmassif.
  • The Aarmassif is part of the Helvetic zone of the Alps, which consists of material originally from the European tectonic plate.

  • The Finsteraarhorn is the culminating point of the Aarmassif, a geologic crystalline massif which crops out in the eastern Bernese Alps and Urner Alps.
  • The Gotthard nappe is found south of its larger neighbour, the Aarmassif.
  • The external massifs are the Argentera in the Alpes Maritimes, the Pelvoux massif and the Belledonne range in the Dauphiné part of the French Alps, the Aiguilles Rouges in the Savoy part of the French Alps, the Mont Blanc Massif at the borders between France, Italy and Switzerland and the Aarmassif and Gotthardmassif in the Central Alps of Switzerland.
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