Lower Tauern
The Lower Tauern or Niedere Tauern (Slovene: Nizke Ture) are a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps, in the Austrian states of Salzburg and Styria.
Lower Tauern | |
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Hochgolling | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Hochgolling |
Elevation | 2,863 m (9,393 ft) |
Coordinates | 47°16′0″N 13°45′42″E |
Naming | |
Native name | Niedere Tauern (German) |
Geography | |
Location within the Eastern Alps
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Country | Austria |
States | Salzburg and Styria |
Range coordinates | 47°18′N 14°0′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 |
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