Carnic Alps
The Carnic Alps (Italian: Alpi Carniche; German: Karnische Alpen; Slovene: Karnijske Alpe; Friulian: Alps Cjargnelis) are a range of the Southern Limestone Alps in Austria and northeastern Italy. They are within Austrian East Tyrol and Carinthia, and Italian Friuli (Province of Udine) and marginally in Veneto.
| Carnic Alps | |
|---|---|
| Alps Cjargnelis (Friulian) Karnische Alpen (German) Alpi Carniche (Italian) Karnijske Alpe (Slovene) | |
View from Pfannspitze along the main ridge to the east. | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Coglians |
| Elevation | 2,782 m (9,127 ft) |
| Coordinates | 46°36′N 12°53′E |
| Geography | |
| Countries | Austria and Italy |
| Länder, Regioni | Tyrol, Carinthia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Veneto |
| Range coordinates | 46°30′N 13°00′E |
| Parent range | Southern Limestone Alps |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | Alpine orogeny |
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