Western Beskids

The Western Beskids (Czech: Západní Beskydy; Slovak: Západné Beskydy; Polish: Beskidy Zachodnie; German: Westbeskiden) are a set of mountain ranges spanning the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Poland. Geologically the Western Beskids are part of the Outer Western Carpathians.

Western Beskids
Highest point
PeakLysá hora
Elevation1,323 m (4,341 ft)
Coordinates49°32′45″N 18°26′51″E 
Naming
Native nameZápadní Beskydy (cs)
Beskidy Zachodnie (pl)
Geography
CountriesCzech Republic, Slovakia and Poland
RegionsMoravia, Czech Silesia and Lesser Poland
Parent rangeOuter Western Carpathians
Borders on

Traditionally the Western Beskids were considered part of the Beskids, a term that differs according to historical and linguistic heritage.

Subdivision
Western section of Western Beskids, marked in red and labeled with E
Northern section of Western Beskids, marked in red and labeled with F
Central section of the Western Beskids, marked in red and labeled with G
Eastern section of the Western Beskids, marked in red and labeled with H

The Western Beskids consist of the following mountain ranges:

  • Western section of the Western Beskids:
    • Hostýn-Vsetín Mountains (Czech: Hostýnsko-vsetínská hornatina) → e1
    • Moravian-Silesian Beskids (Czech: Moravskoslezské Beskydy, Slovak: Moravsko-sliezske Beskydy) → e2
    • Turzovka Highlands (Slovak: Turzovská vrchovina) → e3
    • Jablunkov Furrow (Czech: Jablunkovská brázda) → e4
    • Rožnov Furrow (Czech: Rožnovská brázda) → e5
    • Jablunkov Intermontane (Slovak: Jablunkovské medzihorie, Czech: Jablunkovské mezihoří) → e6
    • Silesian Beskids (Polish: Beskid Śląski, Czech: Slezské Beskydy) → e7
    • Żywiec Basin (Polish: Kotlina Żywiecka) → e8
  • Central section of the Western Beskids:
    • Orava Beskids (SK: Oravské Beskydy) + Żywiec Beskids (PL: Beskid Żywiecki) (the older SK equivalent of Beskid Zywiecki is "Slovenské Beskydy" - Slovak Beskids or "Kysucko-oravské Beskydy" - Kysuce-Orava Beskids) → g1
    • Kysuce Beskids (SK: Kysucké Beskydy) +Żywiec Beskids (PL: Beskid Żywiecki) (the older SK equivalent of Beskid Zywiecki is "Slovenské Beskydy" or "Kysucko-oravské Beskydy") → g2
    • Orava Magura (SK: Oravská Magura) → g3
    • Orava Highlands (SK: Oravská vrchovina) → g4
    • Sub-Beskidian Furrow (SK: Podbeskydská brázda) → g5
    • Sub-Beskidian Highlands (SK: Podbeskydská vrchovina) → g6

See also

Maps
  • Parts of Western Beskids, within the borders of Poland
  • Babia Góra, the highest peak of the Orava Beskids, within central section of Western Beskids
  • Pieniny Mountains, the eastern ranges of Western Beskids

Sources
  • Földvary, Gábor Z. (1988). Geology of the Carpathian Region. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Company.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Kondracki, Jerzy (1977). Regiony fizycznogeograficzne Polski. Warszawa: Wydawa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Kondracki, Jerzy (1989). Problemy standaryzacji nazw geograficznych. Warszawa: Instytut Geografii i Przestrzennego Zagospodarowania PWN.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Kondracki, Jerzy (2000) [1998]. Geografia regionalna Polski (2. ed.). Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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