The
Karawanks or
Karavankas or
Karavanks (, ) are a mountain range of the
Southern Limestone Alps on the border between
Slovenia to the south and
Austria to the north. With a total length of in an east-west direction, the Karawanks chain is one of the longest ranges in
Europe. It is traversed by important trade routes and has a great tourist significance. Geographically and geologically, it is divided into the higher Western Karawanks and the lower-lying Eastern Karawanks. It is traversed by the
Periadriatic Seam, separating the
Apulian tectonic plate from the
Eurasian Plate.