Pala group | |
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Highest point | |
Peak | Cima Vezzana |
Elevation | 3,192 m (10,472 ft) |
Geography | |
Country | Italy |
Parent range | Dolomites, Eastern Alps |
The Pala group (also known as Pale di San Martino) is the largest massif of the Dolomites, with about 240 km2 of surface, located between eastern Trentino and Veneto ( province of Belluno), in the area between Primiero (valleys of Cismon, Canali, Travignolo), Valle del Biois ( Falcade, Canale d'Agordo) and Agordino.
In the central sector of the group, discovered by the Marquis Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu in 1788, consisting of dolomite, a sedimentary rock formed by double calcium carbonate and magnesium, extends the plateau, on an area of about 50 km2, forming a huge empty space, rocky and almost lunar that fluctuates between 2500 and 2800 m above sea level.
The part of the group extended in Trentino is entirely included in the Paneveggio-Pale di San Martino Natural Park. According to some sources, the group inspired the Belluno writer Dino Buzzati (a great lover of the chain) in the setting of his novel " The Tartar Steppe". Due to the exceptional universal value of this natural beauty, the geological system of the Pale is included in the site "The Dolomites", declared in 2009 a UNESCO World Heritage Site. [1] [2]
46°16′00″N 11°52′00″E / 46.2666666667°N 11.8666666667°E
Pala group | |
---|---|
Highest point | |
Peak | Cima Vezzana |
Elevation | 3,192 m (10,472 ft) |
Geography | |
Country | Italy |
Parent range | Dolomites, Eastern Alps |
The Pala group (also known as Pale di San Martino) is the largest massif of the Dolomites, with about 240 km2 of surface, located between eastern Trentino and Veneto ( province of Belluno), in the area between Primiero (valleys of Cismon, Canali, Travignolo), Valle del Biois ( Falcade, Canale d'Agordo) and Agordino.
In the central sector of the group, discovered by the Marquis Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu in 1788, consisting of dolomite, a sedimentary rock formed by double calcium carbonate and magnesium, extends the plateau, on an area of about 50 km2, forming a huge empty space, rocky and almost lunar that fluctuates between 2500 and 2800 m above sea level.
The part of the group extended in Trentino is entirely included in the Paneveggio-Pale di San Martino Natural Park. According to some sources, the group inspired the Belluno writer Dino Buzzati (a great lover of the chain) in the setting of his novel " The Tartar Steppe". Due to the exceptional universal value of this natural beauty, the geological system of the Pale is included in the site "The Dolomites", declared in 2009 a UNESCO World Heritage Site. [1] [2]
46°16′00″N 11°52′00″E / 46.2666666667°N 11.8666666667°E