Slovenia's highest mountain 34 cm lower
Ljubljana, 22 November - New measurements conducted by the Surveying and Mapping Authority have reduced the height of Slovenia's highest peak, Mt Triglav, by 34 centimetres. The new official height, updating the figure last set in 1985, is 2,863.65 metres.
Ljubljana.
The Surveying and Mapping Authority has presented upgraded data on spatial infrastructure, including the new height of Slovenia's highest peak Mt Triglav.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA
Ljubljana.
The Surveying and Mapping Authority has presented upgraded data on spatial infrastructure, including the new height of Slovenia's highest peak Mt Triglav.
Head of the project Jurij Režek.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA
Šentjošt nad Horjulom.
Triglav, Slovenia's highest peak, situated in the Julian Alps.
Photo: Aljoša Rehar/STA
File photo
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