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.[citation needed]

Geography

SOIUSA classification

According to SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the Slovene Prealps are an Alpine section, classified in the following way:[1]

Subdivision

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

  • Western Slovene Prealps (Sl: Zahodne Slovenske Predalpe) - SOIUSA code:II/C-36.I
  • Eastern Slovene Prealps (Sl: Vzhodne Slovenske Predalpe) - SOIUSA code:II/C-36.II
  • Northeastern Slovene Prealps (Sl: Severovzhodne Slovenske Predalpe) - SOIUSA code:II/C-36.III

Two of these subsections include just one Alpine supergroup, and the third one is further subdivided in two supergroups:[2]

Summits

The chief summits of the Slovene Prealps are:

Namemetresfeet
Porezen1,6305,347
Črni vrh1,5435,062
Velika Kopa1,5425,059
Jezerski vrh1,5375,043
Mali Črni vrh1,5335,029
Mulejev vrh1,5335,029
Mala Kopa1,5245,000
Rogla1,5174,977
Žigartov vrh1,3464,416
Stari Vrh1,2173,993

See also

References

  1. ↑ Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.
  2. ↑ Tone Wraber, Goropisni atlas Alp; on-line article about SOIUSA: www.gore-ljudje.net (access date: 2012-03-29)
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovene_Prealps