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Julian Alps

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Julian Alps, mountain range, NE Italy and NW Slovenia, between the Carnic Alps and the Dinaric Alps, rising to 9,396 ft (2,864 m) in Triglav, the highest peak in Slovenia. The forested, glacier-scoured region is a popular resort area.

Julian Alps

Range of the eastern Alps. It extends southeast from the Carnic Alps in northeastern Italy to the city of Ljubljana, Slvn. The highest peak is Triglav (9,396 ft [2,864 m]), also the highest point in Slovenia.

Julian Alps 

mountains in Yugoslavia and Italy; a southern branch of the Eastern Alps. The Julian Alps measure approximately 100 km in length and rise to an elevation of 2,863 m at Mount Triglav, the highest peak in Yugoslavia. They are composed mainly of limestones and also have karst landscapes. Broad-leaved and coniferous forests are found to elevations of 1,800–1,900 m, and mountain meadows occur at higher elevations. Triglav National Park is located in the Julian Alps.
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Richard said: "Arriving at the lake's shore on a scorching June morning, we became extremely trigger happy, taking pictures of the calm turquoise water, the snow capped peaks of the Julian Alps in the background and the church on a little island in the lake.
Romance in Slovenia by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
We were walking the Soca Trail, a seven-mile route down from the source of the river through Slovenia's Triglav National Park - named after the towering 9,396-foot peak that is the highest point of the Julian Alps.
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We were walking the Soca Trail, a seven-mile route down from the source of the river through Slovenia's Triglav National Park - named after the towering 9,396-foot peak that is the highest point of the Julian Alps.
Mountain magic; Peter Beal enjoys a magical walking experience in the ... by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
 
 
 
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