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The Kanin Mountains or the Canin Mountains
Visoki Kanin in Geopedia
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The Resian dialect or simply Resian (self-designation Standard , Bila , Osoanë , Solbica ; sl, rezijansko narečje , ; ) is a distinct variety in the South Slavic continuum, generally considered a Slovene dialect spoken in the Resia Valley, ...
: ''Ćanen'', fur, Mont Cjanine), mostly simply Kanin or Canin, are a mountain range in the Western Julian Alps, on the border of Slovenia
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and Italy
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. Their highest summit, High Kanin ( sl, Visoki Kanin, it, Monte Canin Alto) is 2,587 m above sea level. They separate the upper Soča
The Soča ( in Slovene) or Isonzo ( in Italian; other names fur, Lusinç, german: Sontig, la, Aesontius or ') is a long river that flows through western Slovenia () and northeastern Italy ().
An Alpine river in character, its source lies i ...
Valley in Slovenia from the Resia Valley in Italy.
On the Slovenian side of the mountain range, which is part of the Municipality of Bovec
The Municipality of Bovec ( or ; sl, Občina Bovec) is a municipality in northwestern Slovenia. Its center is the town of Bovec. , its mayor is Valter Mlekuž.
Geography
The northern parts of the municipality up the Trenta Valley to the peaks o ...
, lies a major ski resort, the highest in the country. Among a number of shafts, Vrtoglavica Cave
Vrtiglavica, also Vrtoglavica (both from Slovene ''vrtoglavica'' 'vertigo'), is a karst shaft on the Kanin Plateau, part of the Kanin Mountains, Western Julian Alps, on the Slovene side of the border between Slovenia and Italy
Italy ( ...
holds the record for having the deepest single vertical drop ( pitch) of any cave on earth, at a depth of .
The Kanin Mountains are an important identity symbol of the people of the Resia Valley Resia may refer to:
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* Resia, a frazione (subdivision) of the village Graun im Vinschgau
* Reschen Pass ( it, Passo di Resia, link=no), a border pass connecting Italy and Austria
* Reschensee, ( it ...
, and several popular songs in the Resian dialect
The Resian dialect or simply Resian (self-designation Standard , Bila , Osoanë , Solbica ; sl, rezijansko narečje , ; ) is a distinct variety in the South Slavic continuum, generally considered a Slovene dialect spoken in the Resia Valley, P ...
are dedicated to this group, which the locals call ''Höra ta Ćanïnawa'', or simply ''Ćanen''.
Routes
* 2½ hrs From D Postaja (The D-station of the Gondola lift
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), a challenging marked route.
* 5 hrs From B Postaja (The B-station of the Gondola lift
A gondola lift is a means of cable transport and type of aerial lift which is supported and propelled by cables from above. It consists of a loop of steel wire rope that is strung between two stations, sometimes over intermediate sup ...
), a very challenging marked route.
* 6¼ hrs From the Sella Nevea
Sella Nevea ( fur, Nevee, german: Neveasattel, sl, Na Žlebeh), at an altitude of , is a high mountain pass in the Julian Alps, in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of northeast Italy. Sella Nevea also lends its name to a ''frazione'' of the C ...
pass, climbing the via ferrata
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Rosalba Grasselli, a very challenging marked route.
* 4¾ hrs From the Sella Nevea pass, climbing the via ferrata Divisione Julia, a very challenging marked route.
See also
*Kanin-Sella Nevea Ski Resort
Kanin-Sella Nevea is a joint Slovenian-Italy, Italian ski resort located on the slopes of Mt Kanin (mountain), Kanin and Sella Nevea Pass at the Slovenian-Italian border. The nearest locality is Bovec about an hour away from the Slovene capital L ...
References
External links
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Kanin on Geopedia
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Kanin Ski Resort
Visoki Kanin on Hribi.net, Routes and Photos (slo)
Mountains of the Julian Alps
Mountains of Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Italy–Slovenia border
International mountains of Europe
Two-thousanders of Italy
Two-thousanders of Slovenia