| Lower Tauern | |
|---|---|
 Hochgolling | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Hochgolling |
| Elevation | 2,863 m (9,393 ft) |
| Coordinates | 47°16′0″N 13°45′42″E / 47.26667°N 13.76167°E |
| Naming | |
| Native name | Niedere Tauern (German) |
| Geography | |
 Location within the Eastern Alps
| |
| Country | Austria |
| States | Salzburg and Styria |
| Range coordinates | 47°18′N 14°0′E / 47.300°N 14.000°E |
| Parent range | Central Eastern Alps |
| Borders on | Western Tauern Alps, Northern Salzburg Alps, Salzkammergut and Upper Austria Alps, Northern Styrian Alps, Styrian Prealps and Carinthian-Styrian Alps |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | Alpine orogeny |
The Lower Tauern[1][2][3] or Niedere Tauern are a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps, in the Austrian states of Salzburg and Styria.
For the etymology of the name, see Tauern.
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- ^ Jeep, John M. Medieval Germany: An Encyclopedia, New York and London: Garland, 2001, p. 716.
- ^ The New Encyclopædia Britannica, Vol. 1, 2003, p. 86.