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Detailed map of Austria Satellite photo of the Alps. Austria may be divided into three unequal geographical areas. The largest part of Austria (62%) is occupied by the relatively young mountains of the Alps, but in the east, these give way to a part of the Pannonian plain, and north of the river Danube lies the Bohemian Forest, an older, but lower, granite mountain range.
An enlargeable satellite map of Austria Grossglockner is, at 3,798 metres above the Adriatic (12,461 ft), the highest mountain in Austria Lake Neusiedl, at 115 m (377 ft), the lowest point in Austria. Geography of Austria. Austria is a: Country. Developed country; Landlocked country; Sovereign state. Member State of the European Union; Location:
This is a complete list of the cities and towns in Austria. There is no legal distinction between town and city in Austria; a Stadt (city) is an independent municipality that has been given the right to use that title. Below is a list of some of the largest cities by population, as well as a full listing of all cities and municipalities of Austria.
A topographic map of Austria showing cities with over 100,000 inhabitants A glacial region in winter, close to the valley Ötztal in Tyrolia. The highest peak is the Wildspitze (3,768 metres (12,362 ft)), the second highest mountain in Austria. Austria is a largely mountainous country because of its location in the Alps. [149]
The mountains of Austria. See also Category:Mountains of the Alps. Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. Download coordinates as: KML; GPX (all coordinates)
The ranges correspond to those listed for Austria in the AVE. (→ see diagram) If the highest mountain in a range is not within Austrian national territory it is not shown in the list. (e.g.: Piz Linard (3,411m), highest mountain in the Silvretta)
While smaller groups within the Alps may be easily defined by the passes on either side, defining larger units can be problematic. A traditional divide exists between the Western Alps and the Eastern Alps, which uses the Splügen Pass (Italian: Passo dello Spluga) on the Swiss-Italian border, together with the Rhine to the north and Lake Como in the south as the defining features.
Mountain ranges of Austria by state (8 C) A. Alps (21 C, 43 P) C. Central Alps (30 C, 22 P) N. Northern Limestone Alps (22 C, 48 P) S. Southern Limestone Alps (12 C ...