Administratively the range belongs to the
Austrian state of
Styria,
Carinthia and, marginally, to
Salzburg. Its whole area is drained by the
tributaries of the
Danube river.
SOIUSA classification According to
SOIUSA (
International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the Carinthian-Styrian Alps are an Alpine section, classified in the following way: • main part =
Eastern Alps • major sector =
Central Eastern Alps • section = Carinthian-Styrian Alps •
SOIUSA code = II/A-19
Subdivision The Carinthian-Styrian Alps are divided in two subsections: •
Gurktal Alps - SOIUSA code: II/A-19.I •
Lavanttal Alps - SOIUSA code: II/A-19.II ==Notable summits==