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2 unusual facts about Central Eastern Alps


Brennsee

It is situated at 739 metres above the Adriatic (2,425 ft), in the Gegendtal Valley, running from east to west through the Gurktal Alps (Nock Mountains) range, part of the Central Eastern Alps.

Central Eastern Alps

The Central and Northern Alps are separated by the Northern Longitudinal Trough (nördliche Längstalfurche), the line Klostertal - Arlberg - Inn Valley - Salzach Valley as far as Lake Zell - Wagrain Heights - Upper Enns Valley - Schober Pass - Mürz Valley Alps - Semmering - southern Vienna Basin.


Pohorje

Made of metamorphic rock, Pohorje is geologically part of the Central Eastern Alps, but due to its location south of the Drava River it is commonly regarded as a Southern Limestone Alps range.


see also

Stubai

Stubai Alps, (German: Stubaier Alpen), a mountain range in the Central Eastern Alps of Europe