Divisions of the Carpathians

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Map of the main divisions of the Carpathians.
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

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, is usually called "units". The main divisions are shown in the map on the right.

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Disputes

The division is largely (with many exceptions) undisputed at the lowest level (except for the Ukrainian part), but various divisions are given for the higher levels, especially for the penultimate level. A geomorphological division has been used as much as the data was available, other new physiogeographic divisions were used in other cases. Where the classification of a higher level "title" is known/sure, it is added at the end of the name in brackets, e.g. "(subprovince)". In Romania, it is usual to divide the Eastern Carpathians in Romanian territory into three geographical groups (north, center, south), instead in Outer and Inner Eastern Carpathians. The Romanian approach is shown by adding the following codes to the names of the units:

Taxonomy

The names are also given in the language of the corresponding country and marked by the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country codes:

Western Carpathians (province)

Outer Carpathian depressions (subprovince)

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:

Outer Western Carpathians (subprovince)

South-Moravian Carpathians (CZ) / Austrian - South-Moravian Carpathians (AT) (area) (CZ: Jihomoravské Karpaty, AT: Österreichisch-Südmährische Karpaten)

Central Moravian Carpathians (CZ) (area) (CZ: Středomoravské Karpaty)

Slovak-Moravian Carpathians (CZ/SK) (area) (CZ/SK: Slovensko-moravské Karpaty)

West-Beskidian Piedmont (CZ / PL) (area) (CZ: Západobeskydské podhůří, PL: Pogórze Zachodniobeskidzkie)

Western Beskids (CZ / SK / PL) (area) (CZ: Západní Beskydy, SK: Západné Beskydy, PL: Beskidy Zachodnie)

cont. (Polish) Western Beskids (PL) (PL: Beskidy Zachodnie)

Central Beskids (SK) / cont. (Polish) Western Beskids (PL) (area) (SK: Stredné Beskydy, PL: Beskidy Zachodnie)

Eastern Beskids (SK) / cont. (Polish) Western Beskids (PL) (area) (SK: Východné Beskydy, PL: Beskidy Zachodnie)

Podhale-Magura Area (SK)/ Orava-Podhale Depression (PL)[1] (area) (SK: Podhôľno-magurská oblasť, PL: Onizenie Orawsko-Podhalańskie)

Inner Western Carpathians (subprovince)

Slovenské rudohorie (SK) (area)

EN: Slovak Ore Mountains

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

Slovak:Fatransko-tatranská oblasť

Slovenské stredohorie (SK) (area)

SK: Slovenské stredohorie

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

SK: Lučensko-košická zníženina

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

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

Eastern Carpathians[2] (province)

B1) Outer Carpathian depressions (subprovince)

see Appendix at the end

Outer Eastern Carpathians (subprovince)

Central Beskidian Piedmont (PL)***

PL: Pogórze Środkowobeskidzkie

Lower Beskids (SK) / Central Beskids (PL)[3] (area)

SK: Nízke Beskydy, PL: Beskidy Środkowe

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):

Moldavian-Muntenian Carpathians

RO: Munţii Carpaţi ai Moldo-Munteniei

Inner Eastern Carpathians (subprovince)

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

SK: Vihorlatsko-gutínska oblasť, UA: Vulkanichnyi chrebet

Bistriţa Mountains (RO)

RO: Munţii Bistriţei

Căliman-Harghita Mountains (RO)

RO: Munţii Căliman-Harghita

Giurgeu-Braşov Depression (RO)

RO: Depresiunea Giurgeu-Braşovului

Other

Southern Carpathians (RO) (province)

Ridges of Romanian Carpathians

Outer Carpathian Depressions

see Appendix

Bucegi Mountains Group

RO: Grupa Munţii Bucegi

Făgăraş Mountains group

RO: Grupa Munţii Făgăraşului

Parâng Mountains group

RO: Grupa Munţii Parângului

Retezat-Godeanu Mountains group

RO: Grupa Munţii Retezat-Godeanu

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.

Apuseni Mountains (Munţii Apuseni)

Criş Mountains (Munţii Criş) :

Seş-Meseş Mountains (Munţii Seş-Meseşului):

Bihor Massif (Masivul Bihor):

Mureş Mountains (Munţii Mureşului):

Poiana Ruscă Mountains

RO: Munţii Poiana Ruscă

(Note: sometimes considered part of the Southern Carpathians)

Banat Mountains

RO: Munţii Banatului

(Note: sometimes considered part of the Southern Carpathians)

Transylvanian Plateau (RO)

RO: Depresiunea Transilvaniei, i.e. Transylvanian Depression. Sometimes not considered part of the Carpathians at all.

Transylvanian Plateau (Podişul Transilvaniei):

Serbian Carpathians (RS)

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.

Footnotes

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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)
  3. ^ Often considered part of Outer Western Carpathians in non-geomorphological systems.

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