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Northern Salzburg Alps

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Elevation
  
2,941 m (9,649 ft)

Orogeny
  
Alpine orogeny

Type of rock
  
Sedimentary rock

Country
  
Austria, Germany

Peak
  
Hochkönig

Parent range
  
Alps

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States of Austria, States of germany
  
Salzburg, Styria, Bavaria

Borders on
  
List North Tyrol Limestone Alps Bavarian Alps Tyrol Schistose Alps Salzkammergut and Upper Austria Alps Western Tauern Alps Eastern Tauern Alps

The Northern Salzburg Alps (Salzburger Nordalpen in German) are a mountain range located in Austria.

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GeographyEdit

Administratively the range belongs to the Austrian state of Salzburg and, marginally, to Styria and to the German state of Bavaria. The whole range is drained by the Danube river.

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 = Northern Salzburg Alps
  • code = II/B-24

    • SubdivisionEdit

    The range is divided into four Alpine subsections:

  • Loferer und Leoganger Steinberge - SOIUSA code:II/B-24.I;
  • Salzburger Schieferalpen - SOIUSA code:II/B-24.II;
  • Berchtesgadener Alpen - SOIUSA code:II/B-24.III;
  • Tennengebirge - SOIUSA code:II/B-24.IV;

    • Notable summitsEdit

    Some notable summits of the range are:

    References

    Northern Salzburg Alps Wikipedia
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