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The Periadriatic Seam is a distinct Geologic Fault in Southern Europe, running ''S-shaped'' about 1000 km from the Tyrrhenian Sea through the whole Southern Alps as far as Hungary . It is caused by the collision of the African Plate with the Europe an continent. Within the Eastern Alps , the line marks the border between the Central Alps and the Southern Limestone Alps . The continent collision is still active, as seen by the Earthquake zone between Vienna and Friuli . At several regions an heavy Uplift of the Central Alps by some kilometers took place, and also a shift of more than 50 km. The uplift caused a violent Erosion of the young orogenesis and emerged an elder mountain range from the subsurface, which is called Tauern "Window". From east to west, the course of the Peri Adria tic Seam is as follows:
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