¬The¬ Dolomite Mountains : excursions through Tyrol, Carinthia, Carniola, & Friuli in 1861, 1862, & 1863 ; with a geological chapter and pictorial illustrations from original drawings on the spot
Pagina 304 di 600
Autore:
Gilbert, Josiah ; Churchill, George C. / by Josiah Gilbert, and G. C. Churchill
Luogo:
London
Editore:
Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, & Green
Descrizione fisica:
XX, 576 S. : Ill., Kt.
Lingua:
Englisch
Soggetto:
g.Dolomiten ; f.Reisebericht 1861-1863
Segnatura:
II A-4.101
ID interno:
134614
volume thus describes tbe visit of Herr Lipoid to ibis districi, which he approacbed from thè side of Cilli :— f On thè triple boundary of Carinthia, Carinola, • and Styria, thè limestone Alps rise up into a mighty mountain ie massif 55 (Gebirgstock), which in each province takes a different name : in Carinthia, that of thè Vellacher Kotschna ; in Carniola, that of thè Steiner Alp ; in Styria, that of thè Sulzbacher Alp. The group reaches its greatest height, of 8,625 feefc, in thè Grrintouz
. Although thè Yellacher Kotschna bel'ongs to thè finest portion of thè Carintliian limestone range, and thè Steiner Alp has an imposing aspect seen from thè Carniolan plain, thè Sulz- bacher Alp excels them botb in beauty of forai and in grandeur, when approacbed through thè valley of Sulzbacb. 1 The village of Sulzbacb, 2,145 English feet above thè Ad riatta, lies in a mountain caldron, traversed by thè river Sann ; and can only be reacbed, either by passing, near Leutsehdorf, througb a rock cbink—thè