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North Tyrol Limestone Alps

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Elevation
  
3,036 m (9,961 ft)

Orogeny
  
Alpine orogeny

Type of rock
  
Sedimentary rock

Countries
  
Austria and Germany

Peak
  
Parseierspitze

Parent range
  
Alps

North Tyrol Limestone Alps

States
  
Tyrol, Vorarlberg and Bavaria

Borders on
  
List Northern Salzburg Alps Bavarian Alps Tyrol Schistose Alps Western Rhaetian Alps Eastern Rhaetian Alps

The North Tyrol Limestone Alps (Nordtiroler Kalkalpen in German) are a mountain range located in Austria and, marginally, in Germany.

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GeographyEdit

Administratively the range belongs to the Austrian states of Tyrol and Vorarlberg and to the German state of Bavaria.

SOIUSA classificationEdit

According to SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain range is an Alpine section, classified in the following way:

  • main part = Eastern Alps
  • major sector = Northern Limestone Alps
  • section = North Tyrol Limestone Alps
  • code = II/B-21

    • SubdivisionEdit

    The range is divided into six Alpine subsections:

  • Lechtaler Alpen - SOIUSA code:II/B-21.I;
  • Lechquellengebirge - SOIUSA code:II/B-21.II;
  • Wettersteingebirge - SOIUSA code:II/B-21.III;
  • Karwendel - SOIUSA code:II/B-21.IV;
  • Brandenberger Alpen - SOIUSA code:II/B-21.V;
  • Kaisergebirge - SOIUSA code:II/B-21.VI.

    • Notable summitsEdit

    Some notable summits of the range are:

    References

    North Tyrol Limestone Alps Wikipedia
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