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1 Geography  



1.1  SOIUSA classification  





1.2  Subdivision  







2 Notable summits  





3 References  














Northern Styrian Alps






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Coordinates: 47°3344N 14°3801E / 47.56222°N 14.63361°E / 47.56222; 14.63361
 

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Northern Styrian Alps
The Hochtor, in the foreground the Hesshütte
Highest point
PeakHochtor
Elevation2,369 m (7,772 ft)
Coordinates47°33′44N 14°38′01E / 47.56222°N 14.63361°E / 47.56222; 14.63361
Naming
Native nameSteirische Nordalpen (German)
Geography

Northern Styrian Alps (section nr.26) within Eaestern Alps

CountryAustria
States of AustriaStyria, Upper Austria and Lower Austria
Parent rangeAlps
Borders onStyrian Prealps, Eastern Tauern Alps, Salzkammergut and Upper Austria Alps and Northern Lower Austria Alps
Geology
OrogenyAlpine orogeny
Type of rockSedimentary rocks[1]

The Northern Styrian Alps (Steirische NordalpeninGerman) is the proposed name for a subdivision of mountain ranges in an as-yet-unadopted classification of the Alps located in Austria.

Geography

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Administratively the range belongs to the Austrian stateofStyria and, marginally, to Upper Austria and Lower Austria. The whole range is drained by the Danube river.

SOIUSA classification

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According to SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain range is an Alpine section, classified in the following way:[2]

Subdivision

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The range is divided in two Alpine subsections:[2]

These subsections are further subdivided in supergroups as it follows:

Notable summits

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Panorama from near the peak (Windberg) of the Schneealpe

Some notable summits of the range are:

Name metres feet
Hochtor 2,369  7,770
Hochschwab 2,278  7,472
Klosterwappen 2,076  6,809
Hohe Veitsch 1,981  6,498
Messnerin 1,835  6,019

References

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  1. ^ The Northern Limestone Alps, Gesaeuse National Park; article on www.nationalpark.co.at, accessed on April 2012
  • ^ a b Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Northern_Styrian_Alps&oldid=1065142711"

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