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Southern Carpathians

Index Southern Carpathians

The Southern Carpathians (also known as the Transylvanian Alps; Carpații Meridionali are a group of mountain ranges located in southern Romania. They cover the part of the Carpathian Mountains located between the Prahova River in the east and the Timiș and Cerna Rivers in the west. To the south they are bounded by the Balkan mountain range. [1]

37 relations: Alps, Balkan Mountains, Bucegi Mountains, Carpathian Mountains, Cerna (Danube), Cindrel Mountains, Dâmbovița River, Divisions of the Carpathians, Șureanu Mountains, Țarcu Mountains, Făgăraș Mountains, Făgăraș Mountains group, Iron Gates, Jiu River, Leaota Mountains, Lotru Mountains, Mehedinți Mountains, Mesozoic, Moldoveanu Peak, Mountain range, Negoiu Peak, Olt River, Paleozoic, Parâng Mountains, Parâng Mountains group, Parângu Mare, Peleaga, Piatra Craiului Mountains, Prahova River, Prahova Valley, Retezat Mountains, Retezat-Godeanu Mountains group, Romania, Tatra Mountains, Timiș River, Triassic, Vâlcan Mountains.

Alps

The Alps (Alpes; Alpen; Alpi; Alps; Alpe) are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe,The Caucasus Mountains are higher, and the Urals longer, but both lie partly in Asia.

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Balkan Mountains

The Balkan mountain range (Bulgarian and Стара планина, Latin Serbian Stara planina, "Old Mountain") is a mountain range in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula.

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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., p. 11 To the east, the Bucegi Mountains have a very steep slope towards the popular tourist destination Prahova Valley (a.o. 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.

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Carpathian Mountains

The Carpathian Mountains or Carpathians are a mountain range system forming an arc roughly long across Central and Eastern Europe, making them the second-longest mountain range in Europe (after the Scandinavian Mountains). They provide the habitat for the largest European populations of brown bears, wolves, chamois, and lynxes, with the highest concentration in Romania, as well as over one third of all European plant species.

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Cerna (Danube)

The Cerna is a river in Romania, a left tributary of the river Danube.

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Cindrel Mountains

Cindrel Mountains (also known as Cândrel Mountains, Cibin Mountains, or the Szeben Alps) are a group of mountains in central Romania in the centre of the Southern Carpathians, in the North-East of the Parâng Mountains group.

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Dâmbovița River

Dâmbovița is a river in Romania.

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Divisions of the Carpathians

Divisions of the Carpathians are categorization of the Carpathian mountains system.

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Șureanu Mountains

The Şurianu Mountains, (regional Şureanu), Suriano in Italian, belong to Romania's Parâng range in the Southern Carpathians, with peaks frequently exceeding 2,000 metres.

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Țarcu Mountains

The Țarcu Mountains are a mountain range in the southwestern Romania, at the western edge of the Southern Carpathians.

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Făgăraș Mountains

Făgăraș Mountains (Munții Făgărașului, Fogaras hegység), are the highest mountains of the Southern Carpathians, in Romania.

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Făgăraș Mountains group

The Făgăraş mountain group is a subgroup of mountains in the Southern Carpathians.

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Iron Gates

The Iron Gates (Porțile de Fier, Đerdapska klisura, Железни врата, Eisernes Tor, Vaskapu) is a gorge on the river Danube.

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Jiu River

The Jiu (Zsil; Rabon) is a river in southern Romania.

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Leaota Mountains

The Leaota Mountains are located in central Romania, north of the city Târgovişte.

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Lotru Mountains

Lotru Mountains (Munții Lotrului) are a group of mountains that are part of the Southern Carpathians, in Romania.

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Mehedinți Mountains

The Mehedinți Mountains (Munții Mehedinți) are a mountain range in southwestern Romania, part of the Retezat-Godeanu Mountains group.

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Mesozoic

The Mesozoic Era is an interval of geological time from about.

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Moldoveanu Peak

Moldoveanu Peak (Vârful Moldoveanu), Moldovan Peak), at 2,544 metres, is the highest mountain peak in Romania., p. 11 It is located in Argeș County, in the Făgăraș Mountains of the Southern Carpathians. The most popular routes to reach Moldoveanu are over the Viștea Mare (2,527 m), by paths coming from Podragu, Sâmbăta, or by the Viștea Valley. The closest settlement on the North side is Victoria and on the south side, Câmpulung.

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Mountain range

A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills ranged in a line and connected by high ground.

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Negoiu Peak

Negoiu Peak (Vârful Negoiu) is a mountain peak in the Făgăraș Mountains of the Southern Carpathians, being located in Sibiu County, Romania, with an elevation of.

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Olt River

The Olt (Romanian and Hungarian; Alt; Aluta or Alutus, Oltu, Ἄλυτος Alytos) is a river in Romania.

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Paleozoic

The Paleozoic (or Palaeozoic) Era (from the Greek palaios (παλαιός), "old" and zoe (ζωή), "life", meaning "ancient life") is the earliest of three geologic eras of the Phanerozoic Eon.

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Parâng Mountains

Parâng Mountains are one of the highest mountain ridges in Romania and Southern Carpathians, with its highest peak Parângu Mare reaching 2,519 m.

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Parâng Mountains group

The Parâng mountain group is a subgroup of mountains in the Southern Carpathians.

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Parângu Mare

Parângu Mare ("Big Parângu") is a mountain peak in Romania.

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Peleaga

Peleaga (Vârful Peleaga) is a mountain in Romania.

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Piatra Craiului Mountains

The Piatra Craiului Mountains are a mountain range in the Southern Carpathians in Romania.

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Prahova River

The Prahova River is a river of Southern Romania, which rises from the Bucegi Mountains, in the Southern Carpathians.

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Prahova Valley

Prahova Valley (Romanian: Valea Prahovei) is the valley where the Prahova river makes its way between the Bucegi and the Baiu Mountains, in the Carpathian Mountains, Romania.

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Retezat Mountains

The Retezat Mountains (Munţii Retezat) are one of the highest massifs in Romania, being part of the Southern Carpathians.

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Retezat-Godeanu Mountains group

The Retezat-Godeanu mountain group is a subgroup of mountains in the Southern Carpathians.

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Romania

Romania (România) is a sovereign state located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe.

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Tatra Mountains

The Tatra Mountains, Tatras or Tatra (Tatry either in Slovak or in Polish- plurale tantum), is a mountain range that forms a natural border between Slovakia and Poland.

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Timiș River

The Timiș or Tamiš (Timiș; Тамиш/Tamiš; Temesch; Temes) is a, IPCDR, p 12 long river originating from the Semenic Mountains, southern Carpathian Mountains, Caraș-Severin County, Romania.

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Triassic

The Triassic is a geologic period and system which spans 50.6 million years from the end of the Permian Period 251.9 million years ago (Mya), to the beginning of the Jurassic Period Mya.

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Vâlcan Mountains

The Vâlcan Mountains are a chain of mountains in the southern Carpathians in Romania.

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Carpații Meridionali, Déli-Kárpátok, Južni Karpati, South Carpathians, Transylvanian Alps.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Carpathians

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