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Encyclopedia > Dachstein
Hoher Dachstein
Elevation: 2995 m
Location: Upper Austria / Styria, Austria
Range: Dachstein
Prominence: 2136 m
Coordinates: 47°28′32.5″ N 13°36′23.2″ E
Translation of name: high roofing tile (German)
Pronunciation: /hoə 'dæxʃtæin/

Hoher Dachstein is one of the highest mountains in the Northern Calcareous Alps. It is situated at the border of Upper Austria and Styria in central Austria, and is the highest point in each of those states. A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ... Upper Austria (Ober sterreich) is one of the nine federal states or Bundesl nder of Austria. ... Styria (Steiermark in German, Štajerska in Slovenian) can refer to: Styria - a federal state of Austria Styria - an informal province in Slovenia Styria - a duchy of the Holy Roman Empire and crownland of Austria-Hungary This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise... The most general definition of mountain range is a group of mountains bordered by lowlands. ... In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height or prime factor (in Europe), is a concept used in the categorization of hills and mountains. ... This article is about longitude and latitude; see also UTM coordinate system Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which... The International Phonetic Alphabet. ... Mount McKinley in Alaska has one of the largest visible base-to-summit elevation differences anywhere A mountain is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain in a limited area. ... Upper Austria (Ober sterreich) is one of the nine federal states or Bundesl nder of Austria. ... Styria (Steiermark in German, Štajerska in Slovenian) can refer to: Styria - a federal state of Austria Styria - an informal province in Slovenia Styria - a duchy of the Holy Roman Empire and crownland of Austria-Hungary This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise...



 
 

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