GROSSGLOCKNER

grōsˈglôknər, peak, 12,460 ft (3,797 m) high, in Tyrol, S Austria, the highest point in the Hohe Tauern range and in Austria. It is traversed by the Grossglocknerstrasse (built 1930–35), a magnificent Alpine highway rising up to 7,770 ft (2,368 m). The great Pasterze glacier (12 sq mi/31 sq km; 5 mi/8 km long) is on the mountain.

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books on: Grossglockner  - 9 results

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1.
Salzburg under Siege: U.S. Occupation, 1945-1955
Book by Donald R. Whitnah; Greenwood Press, 1991
Subjects: Military Government--Austria--Salzburg (Land)--History--20th Century, Salzburg (Austria : Land)--History
...cry from the recent fighting. One of the early goals was to open the famous mountain pass road, the Grossglockner Alpine Road, Grossglockner Hochalpen Strasse , from nearby Bruck to Heiligenblut, Carinthia. A massive collection of top German...
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Western Europe
Book by John Dornberg; Oryx Press, 1996
Subjects: Europe--History, Europe--History, Local
...the southern states of Carinthia and Styria are mountainous with sawtooth snow-capped peaks. The highest point is the Grossglockner, 12,457 feet in elevation. The northern and eastern parts of the country are made up of densely wooded rolling country...
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One Europe, Many Nations: A Historical Dictionary of European National Groups
Book by James B. Minahan; Greenwood Press, 2000
Subjects: Ethnology--Europe--Dictionaries, Europe--History--Dictionaries
...farming region of the Austrian territories. Southern Austria contains ranges of the Alps, which rise to their highest at Grossglockner, at 12,457 feet (3,797 m.). Woods and meadows cover much of the territory, estimated at about 39% of the total...
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A Young Girl's Diary
Book by Eden Paul, Cedar Paul; T. Seltzer, 1921
Subjects: Adolescence
...us. July 20th. Oswald says he wont stay here, its much too dull, he is going for a walking tour through the Alps, to Grossglockner, and then to the Karawanken. He will talk of Father as the "Old Man," and I do think it is so vulgar. Dora says it...
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Design for Outdoor Recreation
Book by Simon Bell; Spon Press, 1997
Subjects: Outdoor Recreation, Recreation Areas--Design And Construction, Recreation Areas--Environmental Aspects, Recreation Areas--Management
...such areas were essentially nature tourists as are many today, driving to see the marvels of Yellowstone in Wyoming, the Grossglockner Pass in Austria, the North Cape of Norway or Uluru (Ayers Rock) in Australia. During the Industrial Revolution a new...
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magazine articles on: Grossglockner  - 1 result

 
 
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Austrian Avalanche
Magazine article by Layla Dawson; The Architectural Review, Vol. 199, February 1996
Subjects: Architecture, Austrian--Exhibitions, Architecture--Exhibitions
...symmetry of undecorated modernity could be seen in Hans Steineders Attnang Puchheim school. During the same period the Grossglockner Hochalpenstrasse, designed by Franz Wallack, not only improved the transport network but made possible alpine tourism...


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newspaper articles on: Grossglockner  - 9 results

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Worse Still to Come; Riders Will Take Their Lives in Their Hands on Stage to Monte Zoncolan
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), May 15, 2011
Subjects: Giro d'Italia (Bicycle race)
...Wednesday Tortoreto -Castelfidardo 142 km Stage 12 Thursday Castelfidardo -Ravenna 184 km Stage 13 Friday Spilimbergo -Grossglockner 167 km Stage 14 Saturday Lienz -Monte Zoncolan 210km THE LONG CLIMB: Cycling is facing an uphill battle to regain its...
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Five Days above Italy; Hut-to-Hut Dolomites Trek Is Pure Alpine Bliss
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, April 30, 2005
...the Rifugio Plose, altitude 8,000 feet. Dolomite peaks rose all around us, the higher Austrian Alps beyond. The Grossglockner, Austrias highest peak at 12,457 feet, stood clearly, 50 miles northeast. The Plose had reserved for each couple a...
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Sparkling Time on Very Top of Europe; Travel Ian Winter Enjoys a Spectacular Setting on a Swiss Eurocamp Holiday
Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), July 28, 2007
...classic alpine excursions within reach are the two mountain reservoirs in the shadow of the Kitzsteinhorn, trips along the Grossglockner Hochalpen-strasse, which crosses the Hohe Tauern Mountains to the south, and the magnificent Krimml waterfalls to the...
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50 for Fun; Phil Brown's Trivia Quiz
Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), February 14, 2008
...12 (The garden of) Gethsemane; 13 Skeleton bob; 14 China; 15 The Communist Manifesto; 16 Spandau Ballet; 17 The Grossglockner; 18 A (song)bird; 19 Germany; 20 Harlequin; 21 Vitamin K; 22 Captain James Cook; 23 Denmarks; 24 A type of crab...
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Taiwan Outrage as China Threatens Military Action; World at a Glance
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), March 14, 2005
...slide, said a police spokesman. A Czech man was killed in a separate incident near Bad Gastein and an avalanche on the Grossglockner - Austrias highest mountain - swept away two Hungarians. One was rescued and the other found dead hours later.
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encyclopedia articles on: Grossglockner  - 6 results

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Grossglockner
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
GROSSGLOCKNER gros glokn r, peak, 12,460 ft (3,797 m) high, in Tyrol, S Austria, the highest point in the Hohe Tauern range and in...
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Carinthia
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Predominantly mountainous, it is the southernmost Austrian province, bordering on Italy and Slovenia in the south. The Grossglockner , the highest point in Austria (12,460 ft/3,797 m), rises in the northeast, at the Tyrol province border. Carinthia...
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Hohe Tauern
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Alps, S Austria, extending c.70 mi (110 km) E from the Italian border. It rises to 12,460 ft (3,798 m) in the Grossglockner. The Tauern railroad (built 1901 8) traverses the range through a tunnel (5 mi/8 km long). It is a tourist spot...
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Heiligenblut
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
HEILIGENBLUT hi lig nbloot Ger.,=holy blood, village, Carinthia prov., SW Austria, at the foot of the Grossglockner. It is a winter sports and mountain-climbing center. Heiligenblut is a famous place of pilgrimage; in its Gothic church...
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Alps
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Carnic Alps, and the Julian Alps; and, in the north, the Hohe Tauern and Niedere Tauern; the principal eastern peak is Grossglockner. Most major routes across the E Alps follow the Brenner and Semmering passes. Bibliography See The Alps, prepared by...
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