Dolomites

Dolomites
Valley of Funes, 2018
Highest point
Peak	Marmolada
Elevation	3,343 m (10,968 ft)
Coordinates	46°26′N 11°51′E / 46.433°N 11.850°E / 46.433; 11.850
Dimensions
Area	15,942 km2 (6,155 sq mi)
Naming
Native name	Dolomiti (Italian) Dolomites (Ladin) Dolomiten (German)
Pronunciation	[doloˈmiːti]
Geography
Dolomites Location of the Dolomites in the Alps
Country	Italy
Regions	Veneto, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol and Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Parent range	Alps
Geology
Orogeny	Alpine orogeny
Age of rock	Mostly Triassic
Type of rock	Dolomite, sedimentary rocks and volcanic rocks
The Three Peaks of Lavaredo
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Criteria	Natural: (vii)(viii)
Reference	1237
Inscription	2009 (33rd Session)
Area	141,902.8 ha (350,649 acres)
Buffer zone	89,266.7 ha (220,583 acres)

The Dolomites (Italian: Dolomiti [doloˈmiːti]^[a]), also known as the Dolomite Mountains, Dolomite Alps or Dolomitic Alps, are a mountain range in Northeast Italy. They are in Veneto, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol and Friuli-Venezia Giulia.

On 26 June 2009, the Dolomites became a UNESCO World Heritage Site.^[1][2]
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1. ↑ "The Dolomites UNESCO World Heritage Site". Dolomites UNESCO World Heritage (in English, German, and Italian). Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
2. ↑ "The Dolomites". UNESCO (in English, French, Arabic, Spanish, Japanese, and Dutch). Archived from the original on 25 April 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.