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The
Tre Cime di Lavaredo (
Italian for "three peaks of Lavaredo", Italian pronunciation:
['tre 'tʃime 'di lava'redo]), also called the
Drei Zinnen (
German for "three
merlons",
German pronunciation (
help·
info)), are three distinctive
battlement-like peaks, in the
Sexten Dolomites of northeastern
Italy. They are probably one of the best-known mountain groups in the
Alps. The three peaks, from east to west, are:
- Cima Piccola / Kleine Zinne ("little peak")
- Cima Grande / Große Zinne ("big peak")
- Cima Ovest / Westliche Zinne ("western peak").
The photo of Tre Cime was made at the foot of Torre di Toblin mountainThe peaks are composed of well-layered
dolostones of the Dolomia Principale (Hauptdolomit) formation,
Carnian to
Rhaetian in age, as are many other groups in the
Dolomites (e.g., the
Tofane, the
Pelmo or the
Cinque Torri).
Until 1919 the peaks formed part of the border between Italy and
Austria. Now they lie on the border between the Italian provinces of
South Tyrol and
Belluno and still are a part of the linguistic boundary between German-speaking and Italian-speaking majorities. The Cima Grande has an elevation of 2,999 metres (9,839 ft). It stands between the Cima Piccola, at 2,857 metres (9,373 ft), and the Cima Ovest, at 2,973 metres (9,754 ft).
The model is created at a scale of 1:18,000 with NO vertical exaggeration. It features a built-in base, so it sits perfectly on a desk or in a frame.
Model Data Sources: European Space Agency (ESA)