Romanian Carpathians

The Carpathians are a "subsystem" of the Alps-Himalaya System and are further divided into "provinces" and "subprovinces".

This is an overview of the geological subdivisions of the Romanian section of the Carpathian Mountains.

The last level of the division, i.e. the actual mountain ranges and basins, is usually called "units".

The Transylvanian Plateau is encircled by, and geologically a part of, the Carpathians, but it is not a mountainous region and its inclusion is disputed in some sources.

The Romanian Carpathians chain is classified, according to the geomorphological and geological differences, into three major morphotectonic units: Carpathians (peaks) Plains & Delta Islands Rivers (Danube) Lakes Black Sea The Eastern Carpathians are divided into three geographical groups; the Romanian approach is shown by adding the following abbreviations to the names of units within Romania: