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| Western Carpathians | |
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| Romanian:Carpații Occidentali | |
 Vulcan Mountain inApuseni Mountains | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,849 m (6,066 ft) |
| Coordinates | 46°30′N23°00′E / 46.5°N 23.0°E /46.5; 23.0 |
| Geography | |
 The map shows the three groups in western Romania: the northern group of theApuseni Mountains, the central group -Poiana Ruscă Mountains and the southern group -Banat Mountains | |
| Country | Romania |
| Parent range | Carpathians |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | Alpine orogeny |
TheWestern Romanian Carpathians (Romanian:Carpații Occidentali Românești,Hungarian:Nyugati-Kárpátok), along with the Eastern Romanian Carpathians and theSouthern Carpathians is one of the three mainmountain ranges ofRomania.[1] Their name is given based on their geographical position, west, to theTransylvanian Plateau, which is simultaneously their eastern limits, respectively to theTimiș-Cerna Gap of theBanat Mountains, the southern group of the Western Carpathians.
The Western Carpathians are positioned between the riversDanube,Barcău andSomeș. They have a maximum elevation of 1849 m in theBihor Mountains,Cucurbăta Mare Peak (Hungarian: Nagy-Bihar) - 1849 metres, also called Bihor Peak. Discontinuity is one of their basic characteristics. Geographical composition is varied, with a real "petrographic mosaic". (flysch, crystalline schists, limestones, igneous rocks, metamorphic rocks)
From north to south, three major mountain groups can be identified, separated by different river valleys.
There are 18 subgroups in total.
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Divisions, Groups, and Ranges of theCarpathian Mountains | ||||||
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| Western Carpathians |
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| Eastern Carpathians |
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| Southern Carpathians | ||||||
| Western Romanian Carpathians | ||||||
| Serbian Carpathians | ||||||
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