Southern Limestone Alps (original) (raw)

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Portion of the Eastern Alps mountain range located in northern Italy, Austria, and Slovenia

Southern Limestone Alps
Fanes group of the Dolomites
Highest point
Peak Ortler
Elevation 3,905 m (12,812 ft)
Coordinates 46°30′32″N 10°32′42″E / 46.50889°N 10.54500°E / 46.50889; 10.54500
Geography
Map
Countries AustriaSloveniaItalySwitzerland
States CarinthiaEast TyrolFriuli-Venezia GiuliaVenetoTrentino-Alto Adige/SüdtirolLombardy
Parent range Eastern Alps
Geology
Rock ages MesozoicTertiary
Rock types Limestonedolomite

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

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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):

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.

AVE classification:

Northern Limestone Alps

Central Eastern Alps

Southern Limestone Alps

Western Limestone Alps