Eastern Alps

Eastern Alps
Piz Bernina (centre-left) with the Biancograt to the left, Piz Scerscen (centre-right) and Piz Roseg (right), seen from Piz Corvatsch
Highest point
Peak	Piz Bernina
Elevation	4,049 m (13,284 ft)
Coordinates	46°22′56.6″N 9°54′29.2″E / 46.382389°N 9.908111°E / 46.382389; 9.908111
Dimensions
Area	130,000 km2 (50,000 sq mi)[1]
Geography
Delimitation of Western and Eastern Alps
Countries	Switzerland Austria Liechtenstein Germany Italy Slovenia
Range coordinates	46°34.5′N 12°13.9′E / 46.5750°N 12.2317°E / 46.5750; 12.2317
Parent range	Alps
Borders on	Wienerwald Transdanubian hills Dinaric Alps Venetian Plain Po plain Western Alps
Geology
Orogeny	Alpine orogeny

The Eastern Alps are usually defined as the area east of a line from Lake Constance and the Alpine Rhine valley, up to the Splügen Pass at the Alpine divide, and down the Liro River to Lake Como in the south. The peaks and mountain passes are lower than the Western Alps, while the range itself is broader and less arched.