Mar 21, 2021 · The Carpathian Mountains are a chain of geologically young mountains that stretches across parts of Central and Eastern Europe. This arc-shaped mountain range is Europe’s third longest mountain range after the Urals and the Scandinavian Mountain ranges.

The Eastern Carpathians as 'Alpes Bastarnice' on Tabula Peutingeriana. The Carpathian Mountains or Carpathians (/ k ɑːr ˈ p eɪ θ i ən z /) are a range of mountains forming an arc across Central Europe and Southeast Europe.Roughly 1,500 km (930 mi) long, it is the third-longest European mountain range after the Urals at 2,500 km (1,600 mi) and the Scandinavian Mountains at 1,700 km (1,100 ...

Jan 24, 2025 · Carpathian Mountains, a geologically young European mountain chain forming the eastward continuation of the Alps. From the Danube Gap, near Bratislava, Slovakia, they swing in a wide crescent-shaped arc some 900 miles (1,450 kilometres) long to near Orşova, Romania, at the portion of the Danube

Carpathian Mountains. The northwestern Carpathians begin in Slovakia and southern Poland. They surround Transcarpathia and Transylvania in a large semicircle, sweeping towards the southeast, and end on the Danube near Orșova in Romania. The total length of the Carpathians is over 1,500 km (930 mi).

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The Carpathian Mountains are mountains in Central Europe stretching from the Czech Republic to Romania, with many constituent ranges. There is no generally-agreed regional subdivision of the Carpathians - it depends whether your focus is national / provincial boundaries, geology / geography, habitats, or historic land use.

Carpathian Mountains, Karpaty. Countries: Austria, Slovakia, Poland, Czechia, Hungary, Romania, Ukraine, Serbia. Highest point: Gerlachovsky stít, 2 655 m.

Dec 4, 2024 · The Central Western Carpathians consist of a series of isolated mountain ranges separated by structural depressions. Highest among them are the Tatras (Gerlachovský Štít, 8,711 feet), exhibiting a typical high-mountain glacial relief with ice-scoured (cirque) lakes and waterfalls. This highest Carpathian massif is built of crystalline ...

Euratlas online Mountains Atlas of Europe and the Mediterranean Basin: here is the map of Carpathians or Karpaten, Karpaty, Kárpátok, Carpati showing its position on the map.

The Carpathian Mountains [1] are the eastern wing of the great Central Mountain System of Central Europe, curving 1500 km (~900 miles) along the borders of Romania, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Ukraine, Austria, Serbia, and northern Hungary.