Eastern Beskids

The Eastern Beskids (in Slovak, Východné Beskydy, in Polish considered part of the Western Beskids, the Beskidy Zachodnie) is a set of mountain ranges spanning the northern Slovakian and southern Polish border.

Traditionally the Eastern Beskids are part of the Beskids, a term that differs according to historical and linguistic heritage. Geologically the Eastern Beskids are part of the Outer Western Carpathians.

The Eastern Beskids consist of:

  • Sącz Beskids (PL: Beskid Sądecki) + Ľubovňa Highlands (SK: Ľubovnianska vrchovina)
  • Čergov (SK) + Czerchów Mountains (PL: Góry Czerchowskie)
  • Pieniny (often considered part of the Podhôľno-magurská oblasť in non-geomorphological systems)
Divisions, Groups, and Ranges of the Carpathian Mountains
Western Carpathians
Inner Western
  • Slovak Ore Mountains
  • Fatra-Tatra Area
  • Slovak Central Mountains
  • Lučenec-Košice Depression
  • Mátra-Slanec Area and North Hungarian Mountains
Outer Western
  • South-Moravian Carpathians
  • Central Moravian Carpathians
  • Slovak-Moravian Carpathians
  • West-Beskidian Piedmont
  • Western Beskids
  • Central Beskids
  • Eastern Beskids
  • Podhale-Magura Area
Eastern Carpathians
Inner Eastern
  • Vihorlat-Gutin Area
  • Bistrița Mountains
  • Căliman-Harghita Mountains
  • Giurgeu-Braşov Depression
Outer Eastern
  • Central Beskidian Piedmont
  • Low Beskids
  • Eastern Beskids and the Ukrainian Carpathians
  • Moldavian-Muntenian Carpathians
Southern Carpathians
  • Bucegi Mountains
  • Făgăraş Mountains group
  • Parâng Mountains group
  • Retezat-Godeanu Mountains group
Romanian Western Carpathians
  • Apuseni Mountains
  • Poiana Ruscă Mountains
  • Banat Mountains
Serbian Carpathians
  • Homolje mountains
  • Kučaj mountains
  • Devica
  • Rtanj
  • Deli Jovan
  • Vršački Breg
Transylvanian Plateau (disputed)
  • Outer Carpathian depressions

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