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Puster Valley

Structural and Tectonic Formations

The Puster Valley is one of the largest longitudinal valleys in the Alps, running east to west between Lienz in East Tyrol, Austria, and Muehlbach near Brixen in South Tyrol, Italy. The South Tyrolean municipalities along the valley constitute the Puster Valley district. 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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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: Puster Valley

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Geomorphology, Disciplines

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: Puster Valley
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Found In

Austria

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Source Wikidata: Puster Valley
Italy

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Wikidata: Puster Valley
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Puster Valley (Wikipedia)
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The Puster Valley (Italian: Val Pusteria [ˈval pusteˈriːa]; German: Pustertal, Ladin: Val de Puster, Slovene: Pustriška dolina) is one of the largest longitudinal valleys in the Alps that runs in an east-west direction between Lienz in East Tyrol, Austria, and Mühlbach near Brixen in South Tyrol, Italy.
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