Carpathians
Romanian Carpathians seen from the plane.
Altitude	2,655 m ( High Tatras )
Location	Romania , Ukraine , Slovakia , Poland , Hungary , Czech Republic Serbia [1]
Surface	190.000 km²
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Physical map of the Carpathian chain
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The Carpathian Mountains are a mountain range, belonging to the great central mountain system of Europe . The Carpathians between the Vienna Basin (which separates it from the Alpine chain) and the Timoc corridor (which separates it from Stara Planina , in the Balkan Peninsula ) form an arch with a length of about 1,700 km and a maximum width of 130 km, running on 6 ° in latitude and about 10 ° in longitude. The Carpathian Mountains cover seven states: the Czech Republic (3%), Slovakia (17%), Poland (10%), Hungary (4%), Ukraine (11%), Romania (51%) and Serbia (4%). ).^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

The Carpathians look like medium or short mountains, with only a few sectors exceeding 2000 meters in altitude.

The highest peak of the entire Carpathian chain is the Gerlachovský peak , 2,655 m , in Slovakia - Tatra Mountains . In Poland, the highest peak is Rysy peak (2,499 m), in Hungary, the highest altitude is recorded in the Kékes peak , 1,014 m, in Ukraine the highest is Hovârla peak (2,061 m), and in Romania it is the peak Moldoveanu , 2,544 m, located in the Făgăraș Mountains in the Southern Carpathians .

Unlike the Alps , the Carpathians have large intramontane depressions, and their peaks are in the form of large areas, covered with meadows. The Carpathians also have the largest volcanic chain in Europe. Along with the crystalline and eruptive rocks , there is a large extension of sedimentary rocks, which give a relief with gentle slopes.

The climate of the Carpathians is continental, the precipitations increase in relation to the altitude and the vegetation is arranged in floors (alpine meadows above, coniferous forests and beech on the slopes and on the lower heights). From the Carpathian mountains spring: Vistula , Dniester , Tisza , Prut , Siret , Mures , Olt and others.