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Romanian Carpathians
The Romanian Carpathians ( ro, Carpații românești) are a section of the Carpathian Mountains, within the borders of modern Romania. The Carpathians are a "subsystem" of the Alps-Himalaya System and are further divided into "provinces" and "subprovinces". This is an overview of the geological subdivisions of the Romanian section of the Carpathian Mountains. The broadest divisions are shown in the map on the right. The last level of the division, i.e. the actual mountain ranges and basins, is usually called "units". The lowest-level detail for those units is maintained on separate pages. Naming conventions Traditional Romanian naming conventions differ from this list. In Romania, it is usual to divide the Eastern Carpathians in Romanian territory into three geographical groups (North, Centre, South), instead in Outer and Inner Eastern Carpathians. The Transylvanian Plateau is encircled by, and geologically a part of, the Carpathians, but it is not a mountainous region and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curvature Carpathians
The Sub Carpathians of Curvature, ''Ciucaș'', or Curvature Carpathians ( ro, Carpații de Curbură, hu, Kárpátkanyar), are located between the Trotuș and Slănic rivers in Romania. They are a range of high hills (800–900 m), with knolls and parallel ridges (''Măgura Odobești''), which separate two geological depressions. The Sub Carpathians are one of the three traditional classifications of the Eastern Carpathians in Romania: * In the north, the Carpathians of Maramureș and Bucovina (''Munții Carpaţi ai Maramureșului și Bucovinei''). * In the center, the Carpathians of Moldavia and Transylvania (''Munții Carpați Moldo-Transilvani''). * In the south, the Curvature Carpathians (''Munții Carpați de Curbură''). They include: * Bârsa Mountains (''Munții Bârsei'') * Ciucaș Mountains (''Munții Ciucaș'') * Buzău Mountains (''Munții Buzăului'') * Vrancea Mountains (''Munții Vrancei'') * Baiu Mountains (''Munții Baiului'' or ''Munții Gârbova'') * B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apuseni Mountains
The Apuseni Mountains ( ro, Munții Apuseni, hu, Erdélyi-középhegység) is a mountain range in Transylvania, Romania, which belongs to the Western Romanian Carpathians, also called ''Occidentali'' in Romanian. Their name translates from Romanian as Mountains "of the sunset", i.e., "western". The highest peak is the Bihor Peak at . The Apuseni Mountains have about 400 caves. Geography The Apuseni Mountains do not present an uninterrupted chain of mountains, but possess many low and easy passes towards the Crișana and the Pannonian Plain. Going from south to north the principal groups are: the Munții Metaliferi ("Ore Mountains") with the basaltic masses of the Detunata () near Abrud; the Bihor Mountains, with numerous caverns, with the highest peak the Bihorul (); to the east of this group are the Muntele Mare (highest peak ), to the southwest of Cluj-Napoca; the northernmost chain is the Seș and Meseș Mountains. Boundaries *To the north: the Barcău River. *To t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Retezat-Godeanu Mountains Group
The Retezat–Godeanu mountain group is a subgroup of mountains in the Southern Carpathians, Romania. It is named after the highest mountains in the group, the Retezat Mountains. Boundaries The Retezat–Godeanu group of mountains is bounded: *in the east, by the Jiu River; *in the west, by the Timiș-Cerna Gap (the Cerna River and the Timiș River); *in the north, by the Bistra River and the Hațeg depression. Mountains *Retezat Mountains (''Munții Retezat''; literally: ''Hewed Mountains'') * (''Munții Godeanu'') *Vâlcan Mountains (''Munții Vâlcan'') *Mehedinți Mountains (''Munții Mehendinţi'') * (''Munții Cernei'') *Țarcu Mountains The Țarcu Mountains are a mountain range in the southwestern Romania, at the western edge of the Southern Carpathians. They are located between the Bistra Valley (to the south), Timiș River (to the east), Godeanu Mountains (to the northwest) and ... (''Munții Țarcu''; literally: ''Pen Mountains'') See also * Carpathian Mount ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parâng Mountains Group
The Parâng ( hu, Páring-hegység) mountain group is a subgroup of mountains in the Southern Carpathians. It is named after the highest of the mountains in the group, the Parâng Mountains. Boundaries The Parâng group is bounded: *in the east, by the Olt River *in the west, by the Jiu River Mountains *Parâng Mountains (''Munții Parâng'') *Șureanu Mountains (''Munții Șureanu''/''M. Sebeșului'') * Cindrel Mountains (''Munții Cindrel''/''M. Cibinului'') *Lotru Mountains (''Munții Lotrului''; literally: ''Mountains of the Thief'') *Căpățână Mountains Căpățână or Căpățînă is a Romanian surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Chesarie Căpățână (1784–1846), Wallachian bishop * Eugen Căpățână (born 1986), Romanian rugby union footballer * Mihai Căpățînă (born ... (''Munții Căpățânii''; literally: ''Mountains of the Head'' or ''Mountains of the Skull'') See also * Carpathian Mountains * Retezat-Godeanu Mountains group * F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Făgăraș Mountains Group
The Făgăraș mountain group is a subgroup of mountains in the Southern Carpathians. It is named after the highest of the mountains in the group, the Făgăraș Mountains. Boundaries The Făgăraș group is bounded: *in the west, by the Olt River *in the east, by the Rucăr-Bran Passage and the river Dâmbovița Mountains *Făgăraș Mountains (''Munții Făgărașului'') *Iezer Mountains The Iezer Mountains ( ro, Munții Iezer / Munții Iezer-Păpușa) are a mountain range in the Southern Carpathians in Romania. It is part of the Făgăraș Mountains group. Its total area is . Its highest elevation is , at Roșu Peak. Location ... (''Munții Iezer''; literally:''Mountains of the Deep Lake'') * Cozia Mountains (''Munții Cozia'') See also * Carpathian Mountains * Parâng Mountains group * Bucegi Mountains External links Pictures and images from the Fagaras Mountains group *http://www.carpati.org/ *http://www.alpinet.org/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Fagaras Mountain ranges of Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bucegi Mountains
The Bucegi Mountains (Romanian: ''Munții Bucegi'' ) are located in central Romania, south of the city of Brașov. They are part of the Southern Carpathians group of the Carpathian Mountains. At , '' Omu'' is its highest point. To the east, the Bucegi Mountains have a very steep slope towards the popular tourist destinations in the Prahova Valley, such as Bușteni and Sinaia. At a higher elevation is the Bucegi Plateau, where wind and rain have turned the rocks into spectacular figures such as the Sphinx and ''Babele''. The Bucegi is believed to be the Dacian holy mountain ''Kogainon'', on which the God Zalmoxis resided in a cave. Name The exact origin of the name "Bucegi" is disputed by philologists. "Buceag" or "bugeac" seems to be the source of the name, a word designating in the language of mountain people both the moss in the forest and the wilderness or the junipers. An archaic version of the name "Bucegi" is "Buceci", name still used today by elders in the mountains, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giurgeu-Brașov Depression
The Giurgeu-Brașov Depression (in Romanian, ''Depresiunea Giurgeu-Brașovului'') is a series of intermontane basins in Romania. The basin is considered part of the Inner Eastern Carpathians. Within Romania, however, it is traditional to divide the Eastern Carpathians in Romanian territory into three geographical groups (north, center, south), instead in Outer and Inner Eastern Carpathians. The Romanian categorization is indicated below. Volcanic mineral waters and health resorts are abundant in these basins. Components of the Giurgeu-Brașov Depression include: * Giurgeu Depression (''Depresiunea Giurgeului''), with rock outcroppings formed by the headwaters of the Mureș River. In Romania these are considered part of the central Carpathians of Moldavia and Transylvania (Munții Carpați Moldo-Transilvani), or "MMT" * Ciuc Depression (''Depresiunea Ciucului''), considered part of the MMT * Brașov Depression (''Depresiunea Brașovului''), in Romania considered part of the Cur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Căliman-Harghita Mountains
The Căliman-Harghita Mountains (in Romanian, ''Munții Căliman-Harghita'') are a group of mountain ranges in Romania. These ranges are considered part of the Inner Eastern Carpathians. Within Romania, however, it is traditional to divide the Eastern Romanian Carpathians (''Carpații Orientali'') into three geographical groups (north, center, south), instead in Outer and Inner Eastern Carpathians. The Romanian categorization includes all of the Căliman-Harghita Mountains within the central Eastern Carpathians of Moldavia and Transylvania (''Munţii Carpați Moldo-Transilvani''). The Moldavian-Transylvanian Carpathians include: * Bârgău Mountains (''Munții Bârgăului'') * Călimani Mountains (''Munții Călimani''), also known as the Kelemen Alps * Ciuc Mountains (''Munții Ciucului'') * Gurghiu Mountains (''Munții Gurghiului''), also known as the Görgeny Alps * Harghita Mountains (''Munții Harghita''), the "largest volcanic body in the whole of Europe" Geology of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bistrița Mountains
The Bistrița Mountains ( ro, Munții Bistriței; hu, Besztercei-havasok) are mountain ranges in northern central Romania. Geologically these ranges are considered part of the Inner Eastern Carpathians group of the Eastern Carpathians. Within Romania, however, it is traditional to divide the Eastern Carpathians in Romanian territory into three geographical groups (north, center, south), instead in Outer and Inner Eastern Carpathians. The Romanian categorization is indicated below. The Bistrița mountain range consist of the following mountains. * Bistrița Mountains (''Munții Bistriței'') per se, comprising ** Pietrosul Massif (''Masivul Pietrosul''; literally: ''Rocky Massif'') ** Budacul Massif (''Masivul Budacul'') ** Ceahlău Massif (''Masivul Ceahlău'') :with the latter sometimes considered a distinct range. In Romania these are considered part of the central Carpathians of Moldavia and Transylvania (''Munții Carpați Moldo-Transilvani''), or "MMT" * Mestecăniș ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vihorlat-Gutin Area
The Vihorlat-Gutin Area ( sk, Vihorlatsko-gutinská oblasť; uk, Вигорлат-Гутинський хребет; hu, Vihorlát–Gutin-hegyvidék) is a region of mountain ranges ranging from eastern Slovakia, through western Ukraine, into northern Romania. Geologically these ranges are considered part of the Inner Eastern Carpathians. Within Romania, however, it is traditional to divide the Eastern Carpathians in Romanian territory into three geographical groups (north, center, south), instead in "inner" and "outer" sections. The Romanian portions of Vihorlat-Gutin Area are considered part of the northern Carpathians of Maramureş and Bucovina ( ro, Munţii Carpaţi ai Maramureşului şi Bucovinei). Subdivisions These mountain ranges include: * Vihorlat Mountains ( sk, Vihorlatské vrchy; ua, Вигорлат), encompassing the Vihorlat Protected Landscape Area and the Morské oko (SK and UA); marked a1 on the map * Makovytsia ( ua, Маковиця); marked a2 on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
