Steinernes Meer | |
---|---|
Highest point | |
Peak | Selbhorn |
Elevation | 2,655 m above sea level (AA) |
Geography | |
Countries | Germany and Austria |
States | Bavaria and Salzburg |
Range coordinates | 47°29′42″N 12°55′12″E / 47.495°N 12.92°E |
Parent range | Berchtesgaden Alps |
Geology | |
Orogeny | Karst stock |
Rock type(s) | 230 million years, Dachstein limestone over Ramsau dolomite from the Triassic |
The Steinernes Meer (literally "Rocky Sea") is a high karst plateau in the Northern Limestone Alps. As one of the nine sub-ranges of the Berchtesgaden Alps the Steinernes Meer belongs partly to Bavaria and partly to Salzburg.