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Divisions of the Carpathians are a categorization of the Carpathian mountains system.
Below is a detailed overview of the major subdivisions and ranges of theCarpathian Mountains. The Carpathians are a "subsystem" of a biggerAlps-Himalaya System that stretches from western Europe all the way to southern Asia, and are further divided into "provinces" and "subprovinces". The last level of the division, i.e. the actual mountain ranges and basins, is usually classified as "units". The main divisions are shown in the map on the right.
To generalize, there are three major provinces (regions): Western Carpathians, Eastern Carpathians, and the Southern Carpathians.
The division is largely (with many exceptions) undisputed at the lowest level (except for theUkrainian part), but various divisions are given for the higher levels, especially for the penultimate level. Ageomorphological 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)".
The names are also given in the language of the corresponding country and marked by theISO 3166-1 alpha-2country codes:
The most confusing and diverse is the classification of theBeskids, including theWestern Beskids, theCentral Beskids and theEastern Beskids. Their geologic features are fairly distinct, but multiple traditions, languages, and nationalities have developed overlapping variants for the divisions and names of these ranges.
InRomania, it is usual to divide theEastern Carpathians in Romanian territory into three formal groups (northern, central, southern), instead inOuter andInner sections of Eastern Carpathians. The Romanian approach is shown by adding the following abbreviations to the names of units within Romania:
A similar standard (grouping ofouter andinner sections) is traditionally applied within broader use of the term "Wooded Carpathians", that encompasses all mountain ranges within the central section ofOuter Eastern Carpathians, includingEastern Beskids withPolonynian Mountains, and also all mountains within the northern section ofInner Eastern Carpathians, includingVihorlat-Gutin Area andMaramureș-Rodna Area.
TheTransylvanian Plateau is encircled by, and geologically a part of, the Carpathians. But it is not a mountainous region and its inclusion is disputed in some sources. Its features are included below.
TheSerbian Carpathians are sometimes considered part of the Southern Carpathians (together with theBanat Mountains), sometimes not considered part of the Carpathians at all. They're included below.
The regions ofOuter Subcarpathia lay outside the broad arc of the entire formation and are usually listed as part of the individual divisions of the Carpathian Mountains, i.e. of Western Carpathians, Eastern Carpathians, etc. With the difficulty of finding their exact subdivisions, they are given only as a list of the final units (mountains etc.) from the west to the east and south, in a separate listing at the end.
(CZ:Jihomoravské Karpaty, AT:Österreichisch-Südmährische Karpaten)
(CZ:Středomoravské Karpaty)
(CZ/SK:Slovensko-moravské Karpaty)
(CZ:Západobeskydské podhůří, PL:Pogórze Zachodniobeskidzkie)
(CZ:Západní Beskydy, SK:Západné Beskydy, PL:Beskidy Zachodnie)
Western section of theWestern Beskids
Northern section of theWestern Beskids
Eastern section of the Western Beskids (in Slovak terminology:Eastern Beskids, SK:Východné Beskydy)
Central section of the Western Beskids (in Slovak terminology:Central Beskids, SK:Stredné Beskydy)
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(SK:Podhôľno-magurská oblasť, PL:Obniżenie Orawsko-Podhalańskie)
Slovak:Slovenské rudohorie
Clarification: In Ukraine sometimes is denoted as "Eastern Carpathians" only the part basically on their territory (i.e.to the north of thePrislop Pass), while in Romania sometimes use to call "Eastern Carpathians" (Carpații Orientali) only the other part, which lies on their territory (i.e. from the Ukrainian border or from the Prislop Pass to the south). In some Polish classifications, Central Beskids and Central Beskidian Piedmont belongs to Western Carpathians province and Outer Western Carpathians subprovince.
Wooded Beskids (PL: Beskidy Lesiste; UA: Лісисті Бескиди):
Polonynian Beskids (PL: Beskidy Połonińskie; UA: Полонинські Бескиди; SK: Poloniny):
Criș Mountains (Munții Criș) :
Seș-Meseș Mountains (Munții Seș-Meseșului):
Bihor Massif (Masivul Bihor):
Mureș Mountains (Munții Mureșului):
(Note: sometimes considered part of the Southern Carpathians)
(Note: sometimes considered part of the Southern Carpathians)
Transylvanian Plateau (Podișul Transilvaniei):
The Outer Subcarpathian regions 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:
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 | ||||||
| Adjacent regions | ||||||
| Grouping by country | ||||||
