Divisions of the Carpathians

The Carpathians are a "subsystem" of a bigger Alps-Himalaya System that stretches from western Europe all the way to southern Asia, and are further divided into "provinces" and "subprovinces".

Their geologic features are fairly distinct, but multiple traditions, languages, and nationalities have developed overlapping variants for the divisions and names of these ranges.

The Romanian approach is shown by adding the following abbreviations to the names of units within Romania: A similar standard (grouping of outer and inner sections) is traditionally applied within broader use of the term "Wooded Carpathians", that encompasses all mountain ranges within the central section of Outer Eastern Carpathians, including Eastern Beskids with Polonynian Mountains, and also all mountains within the northern section of Inner Eastern Carpathians, including Vihorlat-Gutin Area and Maramureș-Rodna Area.

(CZ: Jihomoravské Karpaty, AT: Österreichisch-Südmährische Karpaten) (CZ: Středomoravské Karpaty) (CZ/SK: Slovensko-moravské Karpaty) (CZ: Západobeskydské podhůří, PL: Pogórze Zachodniobeskidzkie) (CZ: Západní Beskydy, SK: Západné Beskydy, PL: Beskidy Zachodnie) Western section of the Western Beskids Northern section of the Western Beskids Eastern section of the Western Beskids (in Slovak terminology: Eastern Beskids, SK: Východné Beskydy) Central section of the Western Beskids (in Slovak terminology: Central Beskids, SK: Stredné Beskydy) Source:[2] (SK: Podhôľno-magurská oblasť, PL: Obniżenie Orawsko-Podhalańskie) Slovak: Slovenské rudohorie Clarification: In Ukraine sometimes is denoted as "Eastern Carpathians" only the part basically on their territory (i.e.to the north of the Prislop Pass), while in Romania sometimes use to call "Eastern Carpathians" (Carpații Orientali) only the other part, which lies on their territory (i.e. from the Ukrainian border or from the Prislop Pass to the south).

Wooded Beskids (PL: Beskidy Lesiste; UA: Лісисті Бескиди): Polonynian Beskids (PL: Beskidy Połonińskie; UA: Полонинські Бескиди; SK: Poloniny): Criș Mountains (Munții Criș) : Seș-Meseș Mountains (Munții Seș-Meseșului): Bihor Massif (Masivul Bihor): Mureș Mountains (Munții Mureșului): (Note: sometimes considered part of the Southern Carpathians) (Note: sometimes considered part of the Southern Carpathians) Transylvanian Plateau (Podișul Transilvaniei): The Outer Subcarpathian regions are divided into Western, Northern, etc.

Map of the main divisions of the Carpathians.
1. Outer Western Carpathians
2. Inner Western Carpathians
3. Outer Eastern Carpathians
4. Inner Eastern Carpathians
5. Southern Carpathians
6. Western Romanian Carpathians
7. Transylvanian Plateau
8. Serbian Carpathians
Geomorphological Structure of Carpathian
West Beskidian Foothills , marked in red and labeled with D
Western section of Western Beskids , marked in red and labeled with E
Northern section of Western Beskids , marked in red and labeled with F
Eastern section of the Western Beskids , marked in red and labeled with H
Central section of the Western Beskids , marked in red and labeled with G
Podhale-Magura Area , marked in red and labeled withD I
The Slovak Ore Mountains within Slovakia in grey
Fatra-Tatra area within Slovakia in red
Location of Slovak mid-mountainous region in Slovakia (in gray)
Central Beskidian Piedmont , marked in red and labeled with A
Central Beskids , marked in red and labeled with B
Eastern Beskids , marked in red and labeled with C
Moldavian-Muntenian Carpathians , marked in red and labeled with D
Map of Inner Eastern and Outer Eastern Carpathians (RO: Carpații Orientali ) within Romania