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Carinthian Slovenian Alps

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Orogeny
  
Alpine orogeny

Peak
  
Grintovec

Elevation
  
2,558 m

Parent range
  
Alps

Carinthian-Slovenian Alps

Countries
  
Slovenia, Austria and Italy

Borders on
  
Carnic and Gailtal Alps, Julian Alps and Prealps and Slovenian Prealps

The Carinthian-Slovenian Alps (in Slovenian Koroško-Slovenske Alpe, in German Kärntnerisch-Slowenische Alpen) are a mountain range in the eastern part of the Alps. They are located in Slovenia, Austria and, for a very small area in westernmost part of the range, in Italy.

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GeographyEdit

The range belongs to the drainage basin of the Danube River.

SOIUSA classificationEdit

According to SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the Carinthian-Slovenian Alps are an Alpine section, classified in the following way:

  • main part = Eastern Alps
  • major sector = Southern Limestone Alps
  • section = Carinthian-Slovenian Alps
  • code = II/C-35

    • SubdivisionEdit

    The Carinthian-Slovenian Alps are divided in two subsections:

  • Karavanke (SL: Karavanke; DE: Karawanken) - SOIUSA code:II/C-35.I;
  • Kamnik–Savinja Alps (SL: Kamniško-Savinjske Alpe; DE: Steiner Alpen) - SOIUSA code:II/C-35.II.

    • Notable summitsEdit

    Some notable summits of the Carinthian-Slovenian Alps are:

    References

    Carinthian-Slovenian Alps Wikipedia
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