 the maritime alps are a mountain range in the southwestern part of the alps. they form the border between the french region of provence-alpes-cÃ´te d'azur and the italian regions of piedmont and liguria. they are the southernmost part of the alps. == geography == administratively the range is divided between the italian provinces of cuneo and imperia (eastern slopes) and the french department of alpes-maritimes (western slopes). the maritime alps are drained by the rivers roya, var and verdon and their tributaries on the french side; by the stura di demonte and other tributaries of the tanaro and po on the italian side. there are many attractive perched villages, such as belvÃ©dÃ¨re at the entrance to the spectacular gordolasque valley, some concealing unexpected architectural riches (for example in the south there are numerous churches decorated with murals and altar pieces by primitive niÃ§ois painters). === borders === the borders of the maritime alps are (anticlockwise): * vermenagna creek, col de tende - which connects them with the ligurian alps - and roya (east); * mediterranean sea and var valley (south) * verdon, col d'allos - which connects them with provence alps and prealps - and ubaye (west); * colle della maddalena (which connects them with the cottian alps) and stura di demonte (north). ==peaks== the main peaks of the maritime alps are: {|class= wikitable ! name !! elevation |- |monte argentera || 3,297&nbsp;m |- | monte stella || 3,262&nbsp;m |- |cime du gÃ©las || 3,135&nbsp;m |- | [[cima di mas
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