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Carinthian Styrian Alps

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Elevation
  
2,241 m (7,352 ft)

Orogeny
  
Alpine orogeny

Parent range
  
Alps

Country
  
Austria

Peak
  
Eisenhut

Carinthian-Styrian Alps

States of Austria
  
Styria, Carinthia, Salzburg

Borders on
  
ListStyrian PrealpsEastern Tauern AlpsWestern Tauern AlpsCarnic and Gailtal AlpsSlovenian Prealps

The Carinthian-Styrian Alps (in German Steirisch-Kärntnerische Alpen or Gurk-und Lavanttaler Alpen) are a mountain range in the eastern part of the Alps. They are located in Austria.

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Geography

Administratively the range belongs to the Austrian state of Styria, Carinthia and, marginally, to Salzburg. Its whole area is drained by the tributaries of the Danube river.

SOIUSA classification

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

  • main part = Eastern Alps
  • major sector = Central Eastern Alps
  • section = Carinthian-Styrian Alps
  • SOIUSA code = II/A-19

    • Subdivision

    The Carinthian-Styrian Alps are divided in two subsections:

  • Gurktal Alps - SOIUSA code: II/A-19.I
  • Lavanttal Alps - SOIUSA code: II/A-19.II

    • Notable summits

    Some notable summits of the Carinthian-Styrian Alps are:

    References

    Carinthian-Styrian Alps Wikipedia
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