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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]

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Slovene Prealps
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Highest point
PeakPorezen
Elevation1,630 m (5,350 ft)
Coordinates46°10′39″N 13°58′28″E
Naming
Native name
Geography
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Slovene Prealps (section no. 36) within the Eastern Alps
CountriesSlovenia and Austria
Parent rangeAlps
Borders onStyrian Prealps, Carinthian-Styrian Alps, Carinthian-Slovene Alps and Julian Alps and Prealps
Geology
OrogenyAlpine orogeny
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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]

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Summits

The chief summits of the Slovene Prealps are:

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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
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References

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