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Slovenian 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
Slovene Prealps (section no. 36) within the Eastern Alps
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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