Karawanks

Karawanks
Karavankas, Karavanks
View of the Eastern Karawanks from Hochstuhl/Stol
Highest point
PeakHochstuhl / Veliki Stol
Elevation2,236 m (7,336 ft)
Coordinates46°26′3″N 14°10′24″E / 46.43417°N 14.17333°E / 46.43417; 14.17333
Dimensions
Length120 km (75 mi)
Geography
The Karawanks (red, left) and Pohorje (red, right)
Countries
Range coordinates46°25′N 14°25′E / 46.417°N 14.417°E / 46.417; 14.417
Parent rangeSouthern Limestone Alps
Carinthian-Slovenian Alps

The Karawanks[1][2] or Karavankas[3][4] or Karavanks[5][6] (Slovene: Karavanke; German: Karawanken, German pronunciation: [kaʁaˈvaŋkŋ̍] ⓘ) are a mountain range of the Southern Limestone Alps on the border between Slovenia to the south and Austria to the north. With a total length of 120 kilometres (75 mi) in an east–west direction, the Karawanks chain is one of the longest ranges in Europe.[7] It is traversed by important trade routes and has a great tourist significance. Geographically and geologically, it is divided into the higher Western Karawanks and the lower-lying Eastern Karawanks. It is traversed by the Periadriatic Seam, separating the Apulian tectonic plate from the Eurasian Plate.

Near the summit of the Dreiländereck (1,508 m) is the tripoint of the three countries: Austria, Italy and Slovenia.

  1. ^ Flügel, Helmut W., & Peter Faupl (eds.). 1987. Geodynamics of the Eastern Alps. Vienna: Franz Deuticke, p. 374.
  2. ^ McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, vol. 6. 2002. New York: McGraw Hill Higher Education, p. 708.
  3. ^ Murray, John. 1871. Handbook for Travellers in Southern Germany. London: John Murray, p. 369.
  4. ^ Raos, Ivan, & Miodrag Stojanović. 1966. The Beauties of Yugoslavia. Ljubljana: Delo.
  5. ^ Pavlakovich-Kochi, Vera, Barbara Jo Morehouse, & Doris Wastl-Walter. 2004. Challenged Borderlands: Transcending Political and Cultural Boundaries Aldershot: Ashgate, p. 58.
  6. ^ Kmecl, Matjaž, & Joco Žnidaršič. 1987. Treasure Chest of Slovenia. Ljubljana: Cankarjeva založba.
  7. ^ "Home". karavanke.eu.