Western Beskids

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Western Beskids
Čeladenka (CZE) - the river.jpg
Čeladenka River in the Moravian-Silesian Beskids
Highest point
PeakLysá hora
Elevation1,323 m (4,341 ft)
Coordinates49°32′45″N 18°26′51″E / 49.54583°N 18.44750°E / 49.54583; 18.44750Coordinates: 49°32′45″N 18°26′51″E / 49.54583°N 18.44750°E / 49.54583; 18.44750
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 onWest Beskidian Foothills, Slovak-Moravian Carpathians, Central Beskids, Podhale-Magura Area, Central Beskidian Piedmont and Lower 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.

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
    • (Slovak: Turzovská vrchovina) → e3
    • (Czech: Jablunkovská brázda) → e4
    • (Czech: Rožnovská brázda) → e5
    • (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
    • (SK: Podbeskydská brázda) → g5
    • (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. ISBN 9789813103825.
  • Kondracki, Jerzy (1977). Regiony fizycznogeograficzne Polski. Warszawa: Wydawa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego.
  • Kondracki, Jerzy (1989). Problemy standaryzacji nazw geograficznych. Warszawa: Instytut Geografii i Przestrzennego Zagospodarowania PWN.
  • Kondracki, Jerzy (2000) [1998]. Geografia regionalna Polski (2. ed.). Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN. ISBN 9788301130503.

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