Beskids

Beskids
Eastern Beskids in Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine
Highest point
PeakBabia Góra
Elevation1,725 m (5,659 ft)
Coordinates48°09′36″N 24°30′01″E / 48.16000°N 24.50028°E / 48.16000; 24.50028
Dimensions
Length600 km (370 mi)
Width70 km (43 mi)
Naming
Native name
Geography
CountriesPoland, Slovakia, Czech Republic and Ukraine
RegionsSilesia, Lesser Poland, Moravia and Carpathian Ruthenia
Parent rangeWestern and Eastern Carpathians
Borders onSudetes and Tatra Mountains

The Beskids or Beskid Mountains (Polish: Beskidy, Czech: Beskydy, Slovak: Beskydy, Rusyn: Бескиды (Beskydŷ), Ukrainian: Бескиди (Beskydy)) are a series of mountain ranges in the Carpathians, stretching from the Czech Republic in the west along the border of Poland with Slovakia up to Ukraine in the east.[1]

The highest mountain in the Beskids is Babia Góra, at 1,725 m metres (5,659 ft).[2]

  1. ^ Encyclopedia of Ukraine: Beskyds
  2. ^ Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary. 3. vyd. Springfield, Massachusetts, U. S. A.: Merriam-Webster, Incorporporated, Publishers, 1997. 1361 s. ISBN 0-87779-546-0. S. 139.

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