The Dolomites

World Heritage
Italy
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The Dolomites are a mountain range located in the Alps in northern Italy, with 18 peaks exceeding 3,000 metres above sea level and covering an area of 141,903 hectares. It is home to some of the most beautiful mountain landscapes in the world, with vertical walls, steep cliffs and a dense concentration of narrow, deep and long valleys. The site consists of nine areas and presents a spectacular landscape of international geomorphological significance, marked by spires, pinnacles and rock faces, as well as glacial landforms and karst systems. It is characterised by dynamic processes, with frequent landslides, floods and avalanches. The site also contains one of the best preserved examples of a Mesozoic carbonate platform system, for which there is a fossil record.

360° panoramic view from Marmolada, the highest peak in the Dolomites

Falzarego Pass

Cristallo

Sella group

The Western Dolomites in Gherdëina

Skiers in Cortina in 1903

Vajolet Towers

Langkofel,Sassolungo

Horses on pasture at Parco Naturale Tre Cime, South Tyrol. Cadini di Misurina in the background

Gardena Pass

360' panoramic view from Marmolada, the highest peak in the Dolomites

Tofana massif with Cortina d'Ampezzo in the foreground

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located in the administrative territorial entity Municipio IX
made from material dolostone
executive body Dolomites
appears in the heritage monument list 3296
IPA transcription 1964453
number of rooms viaf-304910633
office held by head of the organization http://g.co/kg/m/0fccy
Commons category Dolomites
highest point Marmolada
coordinate location Point(12.163056 46.613056)
page banner http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Dolomiti%20banner%20Brenta.jpg
length 150
elevation above sea level 3343
area 15942
width 191

described by source The Nuttall Encyclopædia
stated as Dolomite Alps