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Fun fact 1 about Grossglockner

Großglockner from behind the glass panorama tower
mountain

The name Glocknerer is first documented in a 1561 map designed by the Viennese cartographer Wolfgang Lazius.

Grossglockner
Austria
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Grossglockner

Austria

Elevation
3,798 m
Countries
Austria
38th tallest mountain in the world

The Großglockner, or just Glockner, is, at 3,798 metres above the Adriatic (12,461 ft), the highest mountain in Austria and highest mountain in the Alps east of the Brenner Pass.

From the “Etymology” section

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Photo: Michieliosios · CC BY-SA 3.0