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Slovene Prealps

Slovene Prealps
Slovenske Predalpe,
Predalpska Slovenija,
slovenski predalpski svet
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Highest point
Peak Porezen
Elevation 1,630 m (5,350 ft)
Coordinates 46°10′39″N 13°58′28″E / 46.17750°N 13.97444°E / 46.17750; 13.97444Coordinates: 46°10′39″N 13°58′28″E / 46.17750°N 13.97444°E / 46.17750; 13.97444
Geography
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Slovene Prealps (section no. 36) within the Eastern Alps
Countries Slovenia and Austria
Parent range Alps
Borders on Styrian Prealps, Carinthian-Styrian Alps, Carinthian-Slovene Alps and Julian Alps and Prealps
Geology
Orogeny Alpine orogeny

The Slovene Prealps or the Slovenian Prealps (Slovene: Slovenske Predalpe, Predalpska Slovenija, slovenski predalpski svet) are a group of mountain ranges in the eastern part of the Alps. They are located in Slovenia and, for a small part of their northernmost area, in Austria.

According to SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the Slovene Prealps are an Alpine section, classified in the following way:

The Slovene Prealps are divided into three non-contiguous subsections:

Two of these subsections include just one Alpine supergroup, and the third one is further subdivided in two supergroups:

The chief summits of the Slovene Prealps are:


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