Kanin
Kanin is a peak in Resia, Friuli, Friuli-Venezia Giulia and has an elevation of 2,587 metres. Kanin is situated nearby to the locality Zadnji dol, as well as near Casera Grubia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,587 metres
- Description: mountain on the border of Italy and Slovenia
- Also known as: “Canin”, “Kanin / Canin / La Mont Cjanìne”, “Monte Canin Alto”, and “Monte Kanin”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Prestreljenik and Rifugio Celso Gilberti.
Prestreljenik
Peak
Photo: JakobZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Prestreljenik is a 2,499-meter mountain in the western range of the Julian Alps. The summit of the mountain lies on the Italian–Slovenian border, which runs along the Kanin group ridge in the area.
Rifugio Celso Gilberti
Mountain hut
Photo: JakobZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rifugio Celso Gilberti is a mountain hut.
Peter Skalar’s cottage
Mountain hut
Photo: JakobZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Peter Skalar’s cottage is a mountain hut.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sella Nevea and Log Čezsoški.
Sella Nevea
Hamlet
Photo: rivigan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sella Nevea, at an altitude of 1,195 m, 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 Chiusaforte municipality and the nearby Kanin-Sella Nevea Ski Resort.
Log Čezsoški
Hamlet
Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Log Čezsoški is a small settlement on left bank of the Soča River in the Municipality of Bovec in the Littoral region of Slovenia.
Plužna
Hamlet
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Plužna is a settlement in the Municipality of Bovec in the Littoral region of Slovenia.
Kanin
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Resia, Friuli, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Northeast Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
46.36019° or 46° 21′ 37″ northLongitude
13.43902° or 13° 26′ 21″ eastElevation
2,587 metres (8,488 feet)Open location code
8FRM9C6Q+3JOpenStreetMap ID
node 26863316OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Venetian—“Kanin” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Канин”
- Cebuano: “Kanin”
- Chinese: “卡寧山脈”
- Czech: “Monte Canin”
- Dutch: “Canin”
- Dutch: “Kanin”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل كانين”
- French: “Kanin”
- Friulian: “Mont Cjanine”
- German: “Großer Kanin”
- German: “Monte Canin”
- German: “Visoki Kanin”
- Italian: “Canin”
- Italian: “Monte Canin”
- Ladin: “Kanin”
- Polish: “Kanin (szczyt)”
- Polish: “Kanin”
- Russian: “Канин (гора)”
- Slovenian: “Kaninska skupina”
- Slovenian: “Nevejski prelaz”
- Slovenian: “Visoki Kanin”
- Spanish: “Kanin”
- Swedish: “Visoki Kanin”
- Venetian: “Monte Canin”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Kanin”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Zadnji dol and Casera Grubia.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ghiacciaio del Canin and Kaninska škrbina / Forcella del Canin.
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