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Friuli is bordered on the west by the Livenza river, on the north by the Carnic Alps, on the east by the Julian Alps and the Timavo river, and on the south by the Adriatic Sea.

Rivers flowing southwards from the mountains are numerous.

Other important rivers include the Torre, Natisone, Stella, Isonzo, Ausa, and Tagliamento.

The northern part of the region is completely mountainous.

From west to east, the region's highest peaks are, in the Friulian Dolomites — the Cima dei Preti,, Duranno, and Cridola ; in the Carnic Alps — Mount Peralba, Mount Bìvera and Mount Coglians ; in the Julian Alps, the Jôf Fuârt, the Jôf di Montasio, Mangart, and Canin, which dominates the plain.

The Friulian mountains surround the course of the Tagliamento river, which, at the latitude of Gemona del Friuli first crosses the hills that occupy the center of the Friuli, then flows into a large flood plain.

This plain is commonly divided into the High Friulian plain and the Low Friulian plain ( Bassa Friulana ), whose boundary is the Napoleonic road that connects the cities of Codroipo and Palmanova.

To the south of this road is the risorgive zone, where water resurfaces from underground waterways in spring-fed pools throughout the area.

South of the plains lie the lagoons of Marano and Grado, which are nature preserves.

Friuli's covers an area of, subdivided among the provinces of Udine, Pordenone and Gorizia.