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Divisions of the Carpathians

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Map of the main divisions of the Carpathians.
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Map of the main divisions of the Carpathians.

This is a detailed overview of the subdivisions of the Carpathian Mountains. The Carpathians are a "subsystem" of the Alps-Himalaya System and are further divided into "provinces" and "subprovinces". The last level of the division, i.e. the actual mountain ranges and basins, are usually called "units". The main divisions are shown in the map. The numbers refer to:

  1. Outer Western Carpathians
  2. Inner Western Carpathians
  3. Outer Eastern Carpathians
  4. Inner Eastern Carpathians
  5. Southern Carpathians
  6. Western Romanian Carpathians
  7. Transylvanian Plateau
  8. Serbian Carpathians
Notes:

Contents

A) Western Carpathians (province)

A1) Outer Carpathian depressions (subprovince)

A2) Outer Western Carpathians (subprovince)

a) South-Moravian Carpathians (CZ) / Austrian - South-Moravian Carpathians (AT) (area)

CZ: Jihomoravské Karpaty, AT: Österreichisch-Südmährische Karpaten

b) Central Moravian Carpathians (CZ) (area)

CZ: Středomoravské Karpaty

c) Slovak-Moravian Carpathians (CZ/SK) (area)

CZ/SK: Slovensko-moravské Karpaty

d) West-Beskidian Piedmont (CZ / PL) (area)

CZ: Západobeskydské podhůří, PL: Pogórze Zachodniobeskidzkie

e) Western Beskids (CZ / SK / PL) (area)

CZ: Západní Beskydy, SK: Západné Beskydy, PL: Beskidy Zachodnie

f) cont. (Polish) Western Beskids (PL)

PL: Beskidy Zachodnie

g) Central Beskids (SK) / cont. (Polish) Western Beskids (PL) (area)

SK: Stredné Beskydy, PL: Beskidy Zachodnie.

h) Eastern Beskids (SK) / cont. (Polish) Western Beskids (PL) (area)

SK: Východné Beskydy, PL: Beskidy Zachodnie

i) Podhale-Magura Area (SK)/ Orava-Podhale Depression (PL)* (area)

SK: Podhôľno-magurská oblasť, PL: Onizenie Orawsko-Podhalańskie

A3) Inner Western Carpathians (subprovince)

a)
SK: Slovenské rudohorie
  • Vepor Mountains (SK: Veporské vrchy)
  • Spiš-Gemer Karst (SK: Spišsko-gemerský kras)
  • Stolica Mountains (SK: Stolické vrchy)
  • Revúca Highlands (SK: Revúcka vrchovina)
  • Volovec Mountains (SK: Volovské vrchy)
  • Čierna hora (SK, literally: Black Mountain)
  • Rožňava Basin (SK: Rožňavská kotlina)
  • Slovak Karst (SK: Slovenský kras) + North-Borsod Karst (HU: Észak-Borsodi karszt)

b) Fatra-Tatra Area (SK/PL/AT) * (area)

SK: Fatransko-tatranská oblasť

c) Slovak Medium Mountains (SK) (area)

SK: Slovenské stredohorie

d) Lučenec-Košice Depression (SK/HU) (area)

SK: Lučensko-košická zníženina

e) Mátra-Slanec Area (SK) / (?)Northern Medium Mountains (HU) (area)

SK: Matransko-slanská oblasť, HU: Északi-középhegység

B)

B1) Outer Carpathian depressions (subprovince)

see Appendix at the end

B2) Outer Eastern Carpathians (subprovince)

a) Central Beskidian Piedmont (PL)***

PL: Pogórze Środkowobeskidzkie

b) Low Beskids (SK) / Central Beskids (PL)*** (area)

SK: Nízke Beskydy, PL: Beskidy Środkowe

c) Eastern Beskids (PL) / (?)Wooded Carpathians (SK) / (?)Ukrainian Carpathians (UA) (area)

PL: Beskidy Wschodnie, SK: Poloniny, UA: Ukrains'ki Karpaty. Note that there are many variants for the divisions and names of these ranges.
Wooded Beskids (PL: Beskidy Lesiste + (?) UA: Lisystyi Beskyd): Polonynian Ridge (UA: Polonyns'kyi chrebet):

d) Moldavian-Muntenian Carpathians

RO: Munţii Carpaţi ai Moldo-Munteniei

B3) Inner Eastern Carpathians (subprovince)

a) Vihorlat-Gutin Area (SK) / Volcanic Ridge (UA) (area)

SK: Vihorlatsko-gutínska oblasť, UA: Vulkanichnyi chrebet

b) Bistriţa Mountains (RO)

RO: Munţii Bistriţei

c) Căliman-Harghita Mountains (RO)

RO: Munţii Căliman-Harghita

d) Giurgeu-Braşov Depression (RO)

RO: Depresiunea Giurgeu-Braşovului

e) other

C)

C1) Outer Carpathian Depressions

see Appendix

C2)
RO: Grupa Munţii Bucegi
  • Bucegi Mountains (Munţii Bucegi)
  • Leaotă Mountains (Munţii Leaotă)
  • Rucăr-Bran Groove (Culoarul Rucăr-Bran)

C3)
RO: Grupa Munţii Făgăraşului
  • Făgăraş Mountains (Munţii Făgăraşului)
  • Iezer Mountains (Munţii Iezer; literally:Mountains of the Deep Lake)
  • Piatra Craiului (literally: Rock of the King)
  • Cozia Mountains (Munţii Cozia)
  • Lovişte Depression (Depresiunea Loviştei)

C4) Parâng Mountains Group

RO: Grupa Munţii Parângului

C5) Retezat-Godeanu Mountains Group

RO: Grupa Munţii Retezat-Godeanu

D) Romanian Western Carpathians (RO)

RO: Carpaţii Occidentali or Carpaţii Apuseni or Carpaţii de Apus. The term Bihor Massif is sometimes used for the Apuseni Mountains and Poiana Ruscă.
D1)
Criş Mountains (Munţii Criş) : Seş-Meseş Mountains (Munţii Seş-Meseşului): Bihor Massif (Masivul Bihor''): Mureş Mountains (Munţii Mureşului''):

D2) Poiana Ruscă Mountains

RO: Munţii Poiana Ruscă
(Note: sometimes considered part of the Southern Carpathians)

D3) Banat Mountains

RO: Munţii Banatului
(Note: sometimes considered part of the Southern Carpathians)

E)
RO: Depresiunea Transilvaniei, i.e. Transylvanian Depression. Sometimes not considered part of the Carpathians at all.
  • Mureş-Turda Depression (Depresiunea Mureş-Turda)
  • Sibiu Depression (Depresiunea Sibiului)
  • Făgăraş Depression (Depresiunea Făgăraşului)
Transylvanian Plateau (Podişul Transilvaniei''):
  • Târnava Plateau (Podişul Târnavelor), incl. Hârtibaci Plateau (Podişul Hârtibaciului) and Secaşe Plateau (Podişul Secaşelor)
  • Transylvanian Plain (Câmpia Transilvaniei), or Transylvanian Plateau (Podişul Transivan(iei)) sensu stricto
  • Someş Plateau (Podişul Someşan or Podişul Someşelor)

F) Serbian Carpathians (CS)

Serbian: Karpatske planine, i.e. "Carpathian Mountains". Sometimes considered part of the Southern Carpathians (together with the Banat Mountains), sometimes not considered part of the Carpathians at all.

Appendix: Outer Carpathian Depressions

Note: The Outer Carpathian Depressions are divided into Western, Northern etc. and are usually treated as part of the individual parts of the Carpathian Mountains, i.e of Western Carpathians, Eastern Carpathians etc.. Since, however, it was impossible to find their exact subdivision, they are given only as a list of the final units (''mountains etc.) from the west to the east and south here:

Foot notes

(*) The Tatransko-fatranská oblasť and the Podhôrno-magurská oblasť, sometimes together with the units Vtáčnik, Kremnické vrchy, Pohronský Inovec and parts of Považské podolie, are known as "Central Western Carpathians" in some non-geomorphological systems.
(**)The Ukrainians sometimes denote as "Eastern Carpathians" only the part basically on their territory (i.e.to the north of the Prislop Pass), while the Romanians sometimes use to call "Eastern Carpathians" only the other part, which lies on their territory (i.e. from the Ukrainian border or from the Prislop Pass to the south)
(***) Often considered part of Outer Western Carpathians in non-geomorphological systems.

 

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