Lavanttal Alps
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The Lavanttal Alps (German: Lavanttaler Alpen, Slovene: Labotniške Alpe) are part of the Central Eastern Alps in Austria and Slovenia, between the river Mur in the north and the Drava in the south.
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Lavanttal Alps | |
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Highest point | |
Peak | Zirbitzkogel |
Elevation | 2,396 m (7,861 ft) |
Coordinates | 47°3′0″N 14°34′0″E |
Geography | |
Countries | Austria and Slovenia |
States | Styria and Carinthia |
Range coordinates | 47°4′N 14°57′E |
Parent range | Central Eastern Alps Carinthian-Styrian Alps (Noric Alps) |
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The mountains are named after the central valley of Lavanttal and the Lavant River which runs in their midst. Historically they were also viewed, along with the neighbouring Gurktal Alps range, as part of the larger "Noric Alps", but that grouping had no geological basis.[1]