Carnic Alps

Carnic Alps
Alps Cjargnelis (Friulian)
Karnische Alpen (German)
Alpi Carniche (Italian)
Karnijske Alpe (Slovene)
View from Pfannspitze along the main ridge to the east.
Highest point
PeakCoglians
Elevation2,782 m (9,127 ft)
Coordinates46°36′N 12°53′E / 46.600°N 12.883°E / 46.600; 12.883
Geography
CountriesAustria and Italy
Länder, RegioniTyrol, Carinthia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Veneto
Range coordinates46°30′N 13°00′E / 46.500°N 13.000°E / 46.500; 13.000
Parent rangeSouthern Limestone Alps
Geology
OrogenyAlpine orogeny

The Carnic Alps (Italian: Alpi Carniche; German: Karnische Alpen; Slovene: Karnijske Alpe; Friulian: Alps Cjargnelis) are a range of the Southern Limestone Alps in Austria and northeastern Italy. They are within Austrian East Tyrol and Carinthia, and Italian Friuli (Province of Udine) and marginally in Veneto.


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