Central Western Carpathians
| Central Western Carpathians | ||
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.jpg) Eastern Tatras from the Pienines |
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| Highest peak | Gerlach ( 2655 m nm ) | |
| location | Poland , Slovakia | |
| part of | Western Carpathians | |
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| Coordinates | 49 ° 10 ′ N , 20 ° 8 ′ E | |
The Central Western Carpathians (Polish Centralne Karpaty Zachodnie ) are a mountain range of the Western Carpathians in Poland ( Lesser Poland Voivodeship ) and Slovakia . Its highest peak is the Gerlach at 2655 m in the High Tatras .
Demarcation
The border to the Outer Western Carpathians forms the Pieninen rock belt in the north , the most striking part of which is the Pieninen mountain range . In the south, the Inner Western Carpathians join, which extend as far as Hungary .
structure
The Central Western Carpathians is divided into:
- Obniżenie Orawsko-Podhalańskie ( Arwa-Podhale Depression )
- Małe Karpaty ( Little Carpathians )
- Dolina Środkowego Wagu ( Middle Vag Valley )
- Mała Fatra ( Little Fatra )
- Tatry ( Tatra Mountains )
- Obniżenie Nitrzańsko-Turczańskie ( Nitra-Turczan Depression )
- Obniżenie Liptowsko-Spiskie ( Liptau-Spiš Valley )
- Wysoka Fatra ( High Fatra )
- Niżne Tatry ( Low Tatras )
proof
- Jerzy Kondracki: Geografia regionalna Polski. Warszawa: Wyd. Naukowe PWN, 1998. ISBN 83-01-12479-2 .