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Dolomite Mountains

Dolomites
Italian: Dolomiti
German: Dolomiten
Dolomites cablecar view 2009.JPG
View from Pordoi
Highest point
Peak Marmolada
Elevation 3,343 m (10,968 ft)
Coordinates 46°26′N 11°51′E / 46.433°N 11.850°E / 46.433; 11.850Coordinates: 46°26′N 11°51′E / 46.433°N 11.850°E / 46.433; 11.850
Geography
Dolomites is located in Alps
Dolomites
Dolomites
Location of the Dolomites in the Alps
Country Italy
Province Belluno, South Tyrol and Trentino
Parent range Alps
Geology
Orogeny Alpine orogeny
Age of rock Mostly Triassic
Type of rock Sedimentary rocks,
including dolomite, and volcanics
UNESCO World Heritage Site
The Dolomites
Name as inscribed on the World Heritage List
Criteria vii, viii
Reference 1237
UNESCO region Europe
Inscription history
Inscription 2009 (33rd Session)
Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
Dolomites.jpg
View of the Dolomites
Location Veneto
Nearest city Belluno
Area 315.12 km2 (121.67 sq mi)
Established 1990
Governing body Ministero dell'Ambiente
www.dolomitipark.it

The Dolomites (Italian: Dolomiti [doloˈmiːti]; Ladin: Dolomites; German: Dolomiten [doːloːˈmɪtn̩]; Venetian: Dołomiti [doɰoˈmiti]: Friulian: Dolomitis) are a mountain range located in northeastern Italy. They form a part of the Southern Limestone Alps and extend from the River Adige in the west to the Piave Valley (Pieve di Cadore) in the east. The northern and southern borders are defined by the Puster Valley and the Sugana Valley (Italian: Valsugana). The Dolomites are nearly equally shared between the provinces of Belluno, South Tyrol and Trentino.

There are also mountain groups of similar geological structure that spread over the River Piave to the east – Dolomiti d'Oltrepiave; and far away over the Adige River to the west – Dolomiti di Brenta (Western Dolomites). There is also another smaller group called Piccole Dolomiti (Little Dolomites) located between the provinces of Trentino, Verona and Vicenza (see map).


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