Hohe Tauern window
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47°00′N 12°30′E / 47.000°N 12.500°E
The Hohe Tauern window is a
nappe stacks
of the Alps.
The relatively hard rocks of the Hohe Tauern window are more resistant to
Großglockner (3798 m) and Großvenediger (3674 m).[1]
See also
- Penninic nappes – Geological formation in the Alps
References
External links
- "The formation of the Alps". Nationalpark Hohe Tauern.
- Schmid, Stefan M.; Scharf, Andreas; Handy, Mark R.; Rosenberg, Claudio L. (27 July 2013). "The Tauern Window (Eastern Alps, Austria): a new tectonic map, with cross-sections and a tectonometamorphic synthesis" (PDF). Swiss Journal of Geosciences. 106 (1): 1–32. .
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