Eastern Beskids
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Eastern Beskids | |
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Východné Beskydy (sk) | |
View of the nearby Pieniny from the summit of Three Crowns
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Highest point | |
Peak | Minčol |
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Geography | |
Eastern Beskids ranges (marked in red) within the Outer Western Carpathians
Eastern Beskids ranges (marked in red) within the Outer Western Carpathians
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Countries | Slovakia and Poland |
Regions | Prešov and Lesser Poland |
Parent range | Outer Western Carpathians |
Borders on | Podhale-Magura Area, (Polish) Western Beskids and Low Beskids |
The Eastern Beskids (Slovak: Východné Beskydy; in Polish considered part of the Western Beskids, Beskidy Zachodnie) is a set of mountain ranges spanning the northern Slovakian and southern Polish border.
Traditionally the Eastern Beskids are considered part of the Beskid Mountains, a term that differs according to historical and linguistic heritage. Geologically the Eastern Beskids are part of the Outer Western Carpathians.
Subdivision
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 Podhale-Magura Area in non-geomorphological systems)