Slovene Prealps | |
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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°ECoordinates: 46°10′39″N 13°58′28″E / 46.17750°N 13.97444°E |
Geography | |
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: