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Southern Limestone Alps

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The Dolomites (, ) or Pale Mountains () are a mountain range in northeastern Italy. They form part of the Southern Limestone Alps and extend from the river Adige in the west to the Piave Valley (Pieve di Cadore) in the east. The northern and southern borders are defined by the Puster Valley and the Sugana Valley (). The Dolomites are in the regions of Veneto, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol and Friuli-Venezia Giulia, covering an area shared between the provinces of Belluno, Vicenza, Verona, Trentino, South Tyrol, Udine and Pordenone.

thumb|right|300px|Traditional regions of Slovenia. Carniola ( ; ; ; ) is a historical region that comprised parts of present-day Slovenia. Slovenes living within the former borders of the region still tend to identify with its traditional parts Upper Carniola, Lower Carniola (with the sub-part of White Carniola), and to a lesser degree Inner Carniola. In 1991, 47% of the population of Slovenia lived within the borders of the former Duchy of Carniola.

The Karawanks or Karavankas or Karavanks (; , ) 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 in an east–west direction, the Karawanks chain is one of the longest ranges in Europe. 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.

Southern Limestone Alps

mountain group at the border Italy / Austria

mountain range in the Central-Eastern Alps

traditional region of Slovenia

Duchy of Carniola

historical state, Habsburgian crown land

Kamnik–Savinja Alps

mountain range in Slovenia and Austria

Pohorje (), also known as the Pohorje Massif or the Pohorje Mountains (, Bacherngebirge or often simply Bachern), is a mostly wooded, medium-high mountain range south of the Drava River in northeastern Slovenia. According to the traditional AVE classification it belongs to the Southern Limestone Alps. Geologically, it forms part of the Central Alps and features silicate metamorphic and igneous rock. Pohorje is sparsely populated with dispersed villages. There are also some ski resorts.

mountains in Austria

Mountain range in Italy and Switzerland, including the Sobretta-Gavia group

Adamello-Presanella Alps

Fiemme Mountains

mountain range in Italy

Periadriatic Seam

border between the Adriatic and European plates

Garda Mountains

mountain range in Italy

Sobretta-Gavia-Gruppe

southern parts of the Eastern Alps in Central Europe

Wetterstein Formation

rock formation in the Alps