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(Redirected from South-Eastern Alps) Portion of the Eastern Alps mountain range located in northern Italy, Austria, and Slovenia
Southern Limestone Alps
Fanes group of the Dolomites
Highest point
PeakOrtler
Elevation3,905 m (12,812 ft)
Coordinates46°30′32″N 10°32′42″E / 46.50889°N 10.54500°E / 46.50889; 10.54500
Geography
Countries
  • Austria
  • Slovenia
  • Italy
  • Switzerland
States
Parent rangeEastern Alps
Geology
Rock ages
  • Mesozoic
  • Tertiary
Rock types

The Southern Limestone Alps (Italian: Alpi Sud-orientali, German: Südliche Kalkalpen), also called the Southern Calcareous Alps, are the ranges of the Eastern Alps south of the Central Eastern Alps mainly located in northern Italy and the adjacent lands of Austria and Slovenia. The distinction from the Central Alps, where the higher peaks are located, is based on differences in geological composition. The Southern Limestone Alps extend from the Sobretta-Gavia range in Lombardy in the west to the Pohorje in Slovenia in the east.

Alpine Club classification

Groups of the Southern Limestone Alps
(purple lines showing international borders and the borders of Austrian states)

Ranges of the Southern Limestone Alps according to the Alpine Club classification (from east to west):

Physiography

The Southern Alps are a distinct physiographic section of the larger Alps province, which in turn is part of the larger Alpine System physiographic division.

See also

AVE classification:  Northern Limestone Alps  Central Eastern Alps  Southern Limestone Alps  Western Limestone Alps

References

  • Franz Graßler (1984), DAV; OeAV; AVS (eds.), "Alpenvereinseinteilung der Ostalpen (AVE): Alpenvereins-Jahrbuch", Berg '84 (in German), vol. 108, pp. 215–224
  • Dr. Josef Moriggl (1928), Hauptausschuß des D. u. Ö. Alpenvereins (ed.), Ratgeber für Alpenwanderer in den Ostalpen: Mit Schutzhüttenverzeichnis (in German) (2 ed.), Munich{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

External links

Mountain ranges of the Southern Limestone Alps according to the AVE
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