Editing Main chain of the Alps (section)

{{Short description|Central line of mountains that forms the divide of the Alps}}

[[File:AlpenHauptkamm mit Grenzen.jpg|thumb|320px|Main chain of the Alps]]

The '''main chain of the Alps''', also called the '''Alpine divide''' is the central line of mountains that forms the [[drainage divide]] of the range.  Main chains of [[mountain range]]s are traditionally designated in this way, and generally include the highest [[pyramidal peak|peak]]s of a range. The [[Alps]] are something of an unusual case in that several significant groups of mountains are separated from the main chain by sizable distances.  Among these groups are the [[Dauphine Alps]], the Eastern and Western [[Graian Alps|Graian]]s, the entire [[Bernese Alps]], the [[Tödi]], [[Albula Range|Albula]] and [[Silvretta]] groups, the [[Ortler]] and [[Adamello]] ranges, and the [[Dolomites]] of [[Veneto]] and [[South Tyrol]], as well as the lower [[Alps]] of [[Vorarlberg]], Bavaria, and [[Salzburg (state)|Salzburg]].