Austria Austria is predominantly a mountainous country, with an average elevation of about 910m (about 3000 ft). Most of the land falls within the eastern division of the Alps. In general the major mountain ranges of Austria run in an eastern-western direction and are separated from one another by rather broad valleys. The northernmost line of ranges includes the North Tirol Alps and the Salzburg Alps. Among the central ranges is the Hohe Tauern, which culminates in the Grossglockner, the highest elevation (3797 m/12,457 ft) in the country. The southernmost ranges include the Φtztal Alps, the Zillertaler Alps, the Noric Alps, and the Karawanken Mountains. Besides these eastern- western ranges, several series of mountain spurs extend in a northern-souther direction. The mountain barriers of Austria are broken in many places by passes, including the Brenner Pass and the Semmering Pass. Th....

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