The border between the Adriatic and European plates
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The Periadriatic Seam (or fault) is a distinct geologic fault in Southern Europe, running S-shaped about 1,000 km (621 mi) from the Tyrrhenian Sea through the whole Southern Alps as far as Hungary. It forms the division between the Adriatic plate and the European plate.[1]
^McCann, Tom (2008). The Geology of Central Europe: Mesozoic and Cenozoic Volume 2 of The Geology of Central Europe. Geological Society. p. 1414. ISBN 978-1-86239-265-6.
The PeriadriaticSeam (or fault) is a distinct geologic fault in Southern Europe, running S-shaped about 1,000 km (621 mi) from the Tyrrhenian Sea through...
their northern boundary, the Drau river (roughly corresponding to the PeriadriaticSeam) their southern border. In the proposed SOIUSA system, the "Central-eastern...
counter-clockwise rotation. The fault zone that separates the two is the PeriadriaticSeam that runs through the Alps. Studies indicate that in addition to deforming...
Limestone Alps and other chains south of the PeriadriaticSeam) south of a huge geologic fault ("alpine-dinaric seam") parts of the Dinarides. The Western Alps...
Karawanks and the lower-lying Eastern Karawanks. It is traversed by the PeriadriaticSeam, separating the Apulian tectonic plate from the Eurasian Plate. Near...
averages of about −14 °C (7 °F) during the coldest month, January. The periadriaticseam, which separates the Southern Alps from the Central Alps, runs through...
Penninicum and Austroalpine system in the centre and, south of the PeriadriaticSeam, the Southern Alpine system. According to geologist Stefan Schmid...
Lago d'Idro (Idro Lake). The north part of the line is part of the PeriadriaticSeam that separates the Southern Alps from the nappe stacks of the Central...
Metamorphic complex of oceanic and continental crust terranes in Portugal PeriadriaticSeam – The border between the Adriatic and European plates Pieniny Klippen...
main strike. The South Alpine system (Dinaric nappes) south of the PeriadriaticSeam (Valtellina—Tonale Pass—Puster Valley—Gailtal—Karawanks). They mainly...
Sonico – Edolo. High Val Camonica: This part of the valley follows the PeriadriaticSeam, and is oriented from east to west. Starting in the Val di Corteno...
district. The Puster Valley is located in the western part of the PeriadriaticSeam, which separates the Southern Limestone Alps from the Central Eastern...
Greywacke zone Hohe Tauern window Molasse basin Penninic thrustfront PeriadriaticSeam Ivrea zone Lepontin dome Rechnitz window Rhône-Simplon line Sesia...
Southern Alps, tracing the Sava Fault—itself running parallel to the PeriadriaticSeam. Mesozoic and Upper Triassic rocks are exposed in the region. The...
Northern Alps may be: the Alps north of the PeriadriaticSeam the Alps north of the Main chain of the Alps Northern Limestone Alps Hida Mountains, Japan...
Southern Limestone Alps though, geologically, they are north of the PeriadriaticSeam and ranked part of the Austroalpine nappes. The Eastern Alps extend...
times because it is an easy way through the mountains, due to the periadriaticseam, the geologic fault along which are aligned the Val Vigezzo, Locarno...
feature, its summit is divided by the Insubric Line, a part of the PeriadriaticSeam. 46°11′12″N 10°13′39″E / 46.18667°N 10.22750°E / 46.18667; 10.22750...
valleys results from the contact of several tectonic plates at the PeriadriaticSeam. The area has a rich lead, zinc, iron and coal mining tradition. During...
Engadine. The Engadine Line is sometimes considered to be a branch of the Periadriatic Fault System. The movement on the Engadine Line is part of a larger tectonic...
part of the Southern Limestone Alps. However, they rise north of the PeriadriaticSeam an therefore geologically do not rank among the Southern Alps ranges...
the actual mountain building phase and is later reactivated. The PeriadriaticSeam in the Alps is a good example of this. In the formation of longitudinal...
located in the Lepontine Alps and Glarus Alps. The Alps north of the PeriadriaticSeam are usually divided into three large nappe complexes. From bottom...
of the Drava river north of the Karawanks mountain range along the PeriadriaticSeam. The valley is named after the Carinthian noble house of Ras, who...