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North Tyrol Limestone Alps

North Tyrol Limestone Alps
Nordtiroler Kalkalpen
Parseierspitze.jpg
Parseierspitze (3,036 m)
Highest point
Peak Parseierspitze
Elevation 3,036 m (9,961 ft)
Coordinates 47°10′28″N 10°28′42″E / 47.17444°N 10.47833°E / 47.17444; 10.47833Coordinates: 47°10′28″N 10°28′42″E / 47.17444°N 10.47833°E / 47.17444; 10.47833
Geography
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North Tyrol Limestone Alps (section nr.21) within Eaestern Alps
Countries Austria and Germany
States Tyrol, Vorarlberg and Bavaria
Parent range Alps
Borders on
Geology
Orogeny Alpine orogeny
Type of rock Sedimentary rocks

The North Tyrol Limestone Alps (Nordtiroler Kalkalpen in German) are a mountain range located in Austria and, marginally, in Germany.

Administratively the range belongs to the Austrian states of Tyrol and Vorarlberg and to the German state of Bavaria.

According to SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain range is an Alpine section, classified in the following way:

The range is divided into six Alpine subsections:

Some notable summits of the range are:


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