Mangart
Encyclopedia
Mangart or Mangrt is a mountain in the Julian Alps
, located on the border between Italy
and Slovenia
. With an elevation of 2679 metres (8,789.4 ft), it is the fourth-highest peak
in Slovenia. It was first ascended in 1794 by the naturalist Franz von Hohenwart. Mangart is also the name of the mountain range
between the Koritnica Valley and the Mangart Valley, with the highest peak Veliki Mangart (Big Mount Mangart), 2679 m (8,789.4 ft).
Mangart is a habitat for unique flora, including Geum reptans, Rurripa islandica, Trisetum spicatum
, Festuca vivipara
, and Artemisia genipi. It is also a nesting place of the Alpine Swift
(Apus melba).
Julian Alps
The Julian Alps are a mountain range of the Southern Limestone Alps that stretches from northeastern Italy to Slovenia, where they rise to 2,864 m at Mount Triglav. They are named after Julius Caesar, who founded the municipium of Cividale del Friuli at the foot of the mountains...
, located on the border between Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
and Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
. With an elevation of 2679 metres (8,789.4 ft), it is the fourth-highest peak
Summit (topography)
In topography, a summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. Mathematically, a summit is a local maximum in elevation...
in Slovenia. It was first ascended in 1794 by the naturalist Franz von Hohenwart. Mangart is also the name of the mountain range
Mountain range
A mountain range is a single, large mass consisting of a succession of mountains or narrowly spaced mountain ridges, with or without peaks, closely related in position, direction, formation, and age; a component part of a mountain system or of a mountain chain...
between the Koritnica Valley and the Mangart Valley, with the highest peak Veliki Mangart (Big Mount Mangart), 2679 m (8,789.4 ft).
Mangart is a habitat for unique flora, including Geum reptans, Rurripa islandica, Trisetum spicatum
Trisetum spicatum
Trisetum spicatum is a species of grass known by the common name spike trisetum. It is native to North America, Eurasia, and South America. In North America it occurs throughout northern regions, including northern sections of the United States and most all of Canada, its range continuing to...
, Festuca vivipara
Festuca vivipara
Festuca vivipara is a species of grass native to northern Europe, northern Asia, and subarctic North America.- References :* * * * Brit. fl. 1:114. 1800* Botanical Society of the British Isles....
, and Artemisia genipi. It is also a nesting place of the Alpine Swift
Alpine Swift
The Alpine Swift syn. is a species of Swift. The bird is superficially similar to a large Barn Swallow or House Martin. It is, however, completely unrelated to those passerine species, since swifts are in the order Apodiformes...
(Apus melba).
See also
- List of highest paved roads in Europe
- List of mountain passes