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Central Eastern Alps

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are also sometimes classified with the Central Alps, because they lie north of the geological fault of the Periadriatic Seam; in a general regional geographic sense, however, they are seen as part of the
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as part of the Greywacke zone are either counted as part of the Northern Limestone Alps or the Central Alps – geologically they form the bedrock of the
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The Central Eastern Alps also comprise the following ranges of the West Eastern Alps according to AVE classification, which geologically belong to the
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includes the Bernina and neighboring ranges within the Western Limestone Alps, not the Central Eastern Alps as the Alpine Club defines them.
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as one of the seven major landscape regions of the country. "Central Eastern Alps" is usually used in connection with the
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are – geologically and petrologically – part of the Southern Limestone Alps, and thus the Southern Alps
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in Switzerland, the easternmost 4,000-meter peak of the Alps. In the AVE system, however, the full
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The term "Central Eastern Alps" may also be used more broadly to refer to a larger area of the
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Portion of the Eastern Alps mountain range through Austria and parts of surrounding countries
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Geological makeup of the Alps: The Central Alps are formed from the crystalline East Alpine
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The Central Alps have the highest peaks of the Eastern Alps, and are located between the
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Central Eastern Alps ranges (purple lines showing international borders and borders of
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The Central and Northern Alps are separated by the Northern Longitudinal Trough (
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List of mountain groups in the Alpine Club classification of the Eastern Alps
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list of mountain groups in the Alpine Club classification of the Eastern Alps
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The Austroalpine submerges itself at the eastern edge of the Alps under the
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The range has the highest summits in the Eastern Alps and is the most
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Not to be confused with the other meaning of Central Alps i.e. the
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and are also subsumed under the Western Limestone Alps division.:
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sediments of the Alpine Foreland in the east and the
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The highest mountain in the Austrian Central Alps is
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Central Alps as a major landscape region in Austria
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Also in terms of rock, the 2280:The Kitzbühel Alps and the adjacent 804:, where they are composed mostly of 560:river (roughly corresponding to the 859:do not have this division into the 843:, which hardly moved at all during 528:in the west as far as to the lower 13: 2725: 2627: 2274: 556:mark their northern boundary, the 473:at 3,798 metres (12,461 ft). 14: 2809: 2741: 604:. The latter lie partly in South 500:, extending from the foot of the 403:Zentralalpen or Zentrale Ostalpen 2788:Mountain ranges of Liechtenstein 2746: 2615: 2594: 2570: 2548: 2540: 2516: 2494: 2486: 2462: 2439: 2415: 2395: 2385: 2361: 2338: 2255: 2234: 2210: 2190: 2180: 2155: 2134: 2109: 2088: 2063: 2042: 2015: 1994: 1969: 1946: 1919: 1898: 1874: 1851: 1827: 1806: 1782: 1761: 1737: 1714: 1690: 1667: 1643: 1623: 1613: 1589: 1569: 1561: 1537: 1516: 1492: 1471: 1447: 1426: 1402: 1379: 1355: 1336: 1312: 1292: 1282: 1258: 1240: 1230: 1204: 1182: 1175: 1165: 1141: 1118: 1094: 1074: 1064: 1040: 1018: 1008: 984: 964: 955: 945: 702: 122: 34: 777: 772: 767: 760: 2798:Mountain ranges of Switzerland 2733:Alpenvereinsführer Ortleralpen 2704: 2691: 824:. The Austroalpine nappes are 1: 2684: 72:4,049 m (13,284 ft) 2614: 2590: 2578: 2569: 2536: 2524: 2515: 2482: 2470: 2461: 2435: 2423: 2414: 2381: 2369: 2360: 2334: 2322: 2254: 2230: 2218: 2209: 2176: 2163: 2154: 2130: 2117: 2108: 2084: 2071: 2062: 2038: 2023: 2014: 1990: 1977: 1968: 1942: 1927: 1918: 1894: 1882: 1873: 1847: 1835: 1826: 1802: 1790: 1781: 1757: 1745: 1736: 1710: 1698: 1689: 1663: 1651: 1642: 1609: 1597: 1588: 1557: 1545: 1536: 1512: 1500: 1491: 1467: 1455: 1446: 1422: 1410: 1401: 1375: 1363: 1354: 1332: 1320: 1311: 1278: 1266: 1257: 1226: 1212: 1203: 1161: 1149: 1140: 1114: 1102: 1093: 1060: 1048: 1039: 1004: 992: 983: 941: 927: 544:. The valleys of the rivers 417:Österreichische Zentralalpen 7: 2793:Mountain ranges of Slovenia 2773:Mountain ranges of the Alps 2672: 2609: 2564: 2510: 2456: 2409: 2355: 2249: 2204: 2149: 2103: 2057: 2009: 1963: 1913: 1868: 1821: 1776: 1731: 1684: 1637: 1583: 1531: 1486: 1441: 1396: 1349: 1306: 1252: 1198: 1135: 1088: 1034: 978: 723:and the eastern foothills. 600:, the Central Alps and the 476: 10: 2814: 2778:Mountain ranges of Austria 2034:Rottenmann and Wölz Tauern 893: 890:Alpine Club classification 749: 18: 576:includes the 4,049-meter 373: 363: 351: 346: 334: 296: 274: 120: 115: 76: 66: 56: 51: 33: 28: 2783:Mountain ranges of Italy 617:nördliche Längstalfurche 2655:Southern Limestone Alps 2227:Prealps East of the Mur 865:Southern Limestone Alps 861:Northern Limestone Alps 687:) Valley)–Drava Valley– 487:Southern Limestone Alps 483:Northern Limestone Alps 445:Southern Limestone Alps 443:. South of them is the 405:), also referred to as 137:Prealps East of the Mur 781: 460:Alpenvereinseinteilung 416: 402: 2755:at Wikimedia Commons 2679:Geography of the Alps 792:rocks of the various 757: 665:südlichen Längstalzug 407:Austrian Central Alps 369:Mesozoic and Tertiary 2753:Central Eastern Alps 2650:Sobretta-Gavia Group 1606:Villgraten Mountains 496:, mainly located in 452:Geography of Austria 393:Central Eastern Alps 100:46.38250°N 9.90806°E 29:Central Eastern Alps 2282:Salzburg Slate Alps 863:, Central Alps and 794:Austroalpine nappes 742:valley and via the 96: /  2378:Oberhalbstein Alps 1660:Granatspitze Group 1554:Rieserferner Group 782: 532:east of the river 516:canton of eastern 245:Oberhalbstein Alps 52:Highest point 2751:Media related to 2623: 2622: 2312:Highest mountain 2263: 2262: 1987:Schladming Tauern 1864:Mölltaler Polinik 917:Highest mountain 886:thermal region). 853:Periadriatic Seam 635:Valley as far as 562:Periadriatic Seam 389: 388: 105:46.38250; 9.90806 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Index

Australian Alps

Venediger Group
High Tauern
Piz Bernina
Elevation
Coordinates
46°22′57″N 9°54′29″E / 46.38250°N 9.90806°E / 46.38250; 9.90806

Austrian states
Prealps East of the Mur
Lavanttal Alps
Low Tauern
Gurktal Alps
High Tauern
Kitzbühel Alps
Zillertal Alps
Tux Alps
Stubai Alps
Sarntal Alps
Ötztal Alps
Samnaun Alps
Verwall Alps
Rätikon
Silvretta Alps
Sesvenna
Albula Alps
Plessur Alps
Oberhalbstein Alps
Livigno Alps

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