Central Eastern Alps
The Central Eastern Alps (German: Zentralalpen or Zentrale Ostalpen), also referred to as Austrian Central Alps (German: Österreichische Zentralalpen) or just Central Alps, comprise the main chain of the Eastern Alps in Austria and the adjacent regions of Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Italy and Slovenia. South them is the Southern Limestone Alps.
| Central Eastern Alps | |
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Venediger Group of the High Tauern | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Piz Bernina |
| Elevation | 4,049 m (13,284 ft) |
| Coordinates | 46°22′56.6″N 9°54′29.2″E |
| Geography | |
Central Eastern Alps ranges (purple lines showing international borders and borders of Austrian states):
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| Countries | Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Italy and Slovenia |
| States | Vorarlberg, Tyrol, Salzburg, Carinthia, Styria, Graubünden, South Tyrol and Lombardy |
| Parent range | Eastern Alps |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | Alpine |
| Age of rock | Mesozoic and Tertiary |
| Type of rock | Gneiss and Slate |
The term "Central Alps" is very common in the Geography of Austria as one of the seven major landscape regions of the country. "Central Eastern Alps" is usually used in connection with the Alpine Club classification of the Eastern Alps (Alpenvereinseinteilung, AVE). The Central Alps form the eastern part of the Alpine divide, its central chain of mountains, as well as those ranges that extend or accompany it to the north and south.
The highest mountain in the Austrian Central Alps is Grossglockner at 3,798 metres (12,461 ft).