Oisans is a region of the French Alps formed by the roughly 70 kilometer long glacial valley of the river Romanche and its tributaries, spanning the departments of Isère and Hautes-Alpes. It takes in parts of five major massifs, Belledonne, Taillefer, Grandes Rousses, Arves, and the Écrins, and its peaks include Pic Lory at 4,088 meters and La Meije, long nicknamed the Queen of the Oisans. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to formative process Erosion via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.
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1. UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, World Database on Protected Areas: World Database on Protected Areas record: Plaine de Bourg d'Oisans et ses versants
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Oisans (Wikipedia)
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The Oisans (French pronunciation: [wazɑ̃]) is a region in the French Alps, located in the departments of Isère and Hautes-Alpes, and corresponding to the drainage basin of the river Romanche and its tributaries (Eau d'Olle, Lignarre, Sarenne, Vénéon and Ferrand).
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