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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)
Wolayer Lake in the Carnic Alps
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

Etymology

They are named after the Roman province of Carnia, which probably has a Celtic origin.

The mountains gave their name to the stage on the geologic time scale known as Carnian, an age in the Triassic Period.

Geography

They extend from east to west for about 100 km (62 mi) between the Gail River, a tributary of the Drava and the Tagliamento, forming the border between Austria and Italy.

Alpine Club classification

The Carnic Alps are divided into two distinct areas: Carnic Main Crest (Karnischer Hauptkamm) (AVE 57a) Carnic Prealps (Karnische Voralpen), i.e. the Friaul Dolomites and their foothills, the former are, from the Mauria Pass southwards, counted as part of the group known as the Southern Carnic Alps (Südliche Karnische Alpen) (AVE 57b), which also includes the Bellunese Prealps (Venetian Prealps).

In the Carnic Alps is the southernmost glacier in Austria, the Eiskar, nestling in the Kellerwand massif.

Notable peaks

Among the most important mountains of the range are:

• Coglians / Hohe Warte (2,782 m)
• Kellerspitzen (2,774 m)
• Monte Peralba / Hochweißstein (2,694 m)
• Monte Cavallino / Große Kinigat (2,689 m)
• Rosskopf (2,603 m)
• Monte Terza Grande (2,586 m)
• Monte Bìvera (2,474 m)
• Creta Forata (2,462 m)
• Helm (2,434 m)
• Cresta di Enghe (2,414 m)
• Monte Ferro (2,348 m)
• Gailtaler Polinik (2,332 m)
• Trogkofel (2,280 m)
• Monte Sernio (2,187 m)

Mountain passes

The chief passes of the Carnic Alps are:

• Plöcken Pass (Tolmezzo to Kötschach-Mauthen), road (1,360 m)
• Naßfeld Pass (Pontebba to Hermagor-Pressegger See), road (1,552 m)
• Öfnerjoch (Forni Avoltri to Sankt Lorenzen im Lesachtal), footpath (2,301 m)
• Wolayer Pass (same to Kötschach-Mauthen), footpath (1,922 m)

See also

• Carnic Prealps
• Limestone Alps

References

External links

• Carnic Alps on SummitPost
• Carnic Alps on Hike.uno
• Portal and interactive key to the flora of the S Carnic Alps

На других языках

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[de] Karnische Alpen

Die Karnischen Alpen sind eine Gebirgsgruppe der Südlichen Kalkalpen. Sie liegen auf der Grenze zwischen Österreich (Osttirol, Kärnten) und Italien (Südtirol, Belluno, Friaul).

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- [en] Carnic Alps

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[es] Alpes cárnicos

Los Alpes cárnicos (en italiano: Alpi Carniche) son una subsección[1] de los Alpes cárnicos y del Gail, en los límites del Tirol Oriental, Carintia y el Friul, entre Austria e Italia. Se extienden de este a oeste unos 100 km, entre los ríos Drava, Gail y Tagliamento. Ocupan el noreste del Friul-Venecia Julia y la parte meridional de Carintia (Austria)y se encuentran entre las Dolomitas y los Alpes julianos.

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[fr] Alpes carniques

Les Alpes carniques (en allemand : Karnischer Hauptkamm, en italien : Catena carnica principale) sont un massif des Préalpes orientales méridionales. Elles s'élèvent le long de la frontière entre l'Autriche (Tyrol de l'est et land de Carinthie) et l'Italie (province autonome de Bolzano, Vénétie et Frioul-Vénétie Julienne).

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[it] Alpi Carniche

Le Alpi Carniche[1] sono una sottosezione alpina, la meno elevata tra tutte le sottosezioni, appartenente alle Alpi Sud-orientali (Alpi Carniche e della Gail), comprendenti la Catena Carnica Principale e le Alpi di Tolmezzo (Carnia), situate tra le Dolomiti a ovest (Prealpi Carniche a sud-ovest) e le Alpi Giulie ad est, occupando in Italia il nord-ovest del Friuli-Venezia Giulia e parte del Veneto, e in Austria la parte meridionale della Carinzia ed una piccola parte del Tirolo.

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[ru] Карнийские Альпы

Карнийские Альпы (нем. Karnische Alpen, итал. Alpi Carniche) — горный хребет в Южных Известняковых Альпах на границе между Австрией и Италией. Располагаются на территории Восточного Тироля, Каринтии и Фриули (провинция Удине). Разделяются Гайльской долиной на собственно Карнийские Альпы и Гайльтальские Альпы.

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