Carnic and Gailtal Alps
The Carnic and Gailtal Alps (Italian: Alpi Carniche e della Gail, German: Karnische und Gailtaler Alpen) is a geographic grouping of mountain ranges belonging to the Southern Limestone Alps. They are located in Austria and Italy.
| Carnic and Gailtal Alps | |
|---|---|
| Italian: Alpi Carniche e della Gail German: Karnische und Gailtaler Alpen | |
Hohe Warte/ Monte Coglians, the highest summit of the range, on the right, and Kellerspitzen on the left, viewed from the northwest. | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Coglians |
| Elevation | 2,780 m (9,120 ft) |
| Coordinates | 46°36′25″N 12°52′56″E |
| Geography | |
Carnic and Gailtal Alps (33) within the Eastern Alps
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| Countries | Austria and Italy |
| States | Tyrol, Carinthia and Friuli-Venezia Giulia |
| Parent range | Southern Limestone Alps |
| Borders on | Venetian Prealps, Dolomites, Western Tauern Alps, Carinthian-Styrian Alps, Carinthian-Slovenian Alps, Julian Alps and Prealps and Venetian Plain |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | Alpine orogeny |
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