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The Julian Alps were known in antiquity as Alpes Iuliae, and also attested as Alpes Julianae c. AD 670, Alpis Julia c. 734, and Alpes Iulias in 1090. [2] Like the municipium of Forum Julii (now Cividale del Friuli) at the foot of the mountains, the range was named after Julius Caesar of the gens Julia, [2] [3] perhaps due to a road built by Julius Caesar and completed by Augustus.
Life zones of the Alps. The climate of the Alps is the climate, or average weather conditions over a long period of time, of the exact middle Alpine region of Europe. [1] [2] As air rises from sea level to the upper regions of the atmosphere the temperature decreases.
The Julian Alps and Prealps (in Slovenian Julijske Alpe v širšem smislu, in Italian Alpi e Prealpi Giulie) are a mountain range in the eastern part of the Alps. They are located in Slovenia and in Italy .
Lake Bled (Slovene: Blejsko jezero) is a lake in the Julian Alps of the Upper Carniolan region of northwestern Slovenia, where it adjoins the town of Bled. The area is a tourist destination. The lake is 35 km (22 mi) from Ljubljana International Airport and 55 km (34 mi) from the capital city, Ljubljana. Lake Bled is 4.2 km (2.6 mi) from the ...
Aerial view of the Pennine Alps, the second-highest range of the Alps. The highest portion of the range is divided by the glacial trough of the Rhône valley, from Mont Blanc to the Matterhorn and Monte Rosa on the southern side, and the Bernese Alps on the northern. The peaks in the easterly portion of the range, in Austria and Slovenia, are ...
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Razor was first ascended in 1842 by botanist Otto Sendtner.Since then, numerous mountaineers have ascended the mountain. The more challenging routes are located on the mountain's northern and western faces (1,200 and 900 metres (3,900 and 3,000 ft) high respectively) and have via ferrata sections, while the southern and eastern (600 metres (2,000 ft)) faces are considered non-technical ascents.