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Alpine orogeny
Formation of the Alpine mountain ranges of Europe, the Middle East and northwest Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Alpine orogeny or Alpide orogeny[dubious ā discuss] is an orogenic phase in the Late Mesozoic[1] (Eoalpine) and the current Cenozoic that has formed the mountain ranges of the Alpide belt.
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