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Salzachöfen

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Salzachöfen is a narrow gorge in the Northern Limestone Alps of Austria, protected as a natural monument in the Hallein district of Salzburg state, just south of Golling an der Salzach. Carved by the Salzach River as it briefly turns east through an S-bend cut into limestone between the Hagen Mountains to the west and the Tennen Mountains to the east, the gorge reaches a maximum depth of 60 meters and displays natural rock arches along its length. It marks the point where the Salzach leaves the broad valleys of the Central Eastern Alps and enters more open country to the north. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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National Monument or Landmark 1
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Erosion, Processes

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to formative process Erosion via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Salzachöfen

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Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Geomorphology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Salzachöfen
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1. Wikidata: Salzachöfen
  • Wikidata Q1681962, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata P1435 heritage-designation or P3425 Natura 2000 claim on the formation's own item (w-bbfill-earth2-0926)
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Salzachöfen (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Salzachöfen, sometimes translated as Salzachöfen Gorge, is a narrow gorge in the Northern Limestone Alps of Salzburg State, Austria.
  • In Group: Gorges and Ravines, Lead paragraph
    Salzachöfen, sometimes translated as Salzachöfen Gorge, is a narrow gorge in the Northern Limestone Alps of Salzburg State, Austria.
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