Fatra-Tatra Area

Fatra-Tatra
Kolový štít and Jahňací štít over Veľké Biele Pleso
Highest point
Peak	Gerlachovský štít
Elevation	2,655 m (8,711 ft)
Coordinates	49°10′N 20°8′E / 49.167°N 20.133°E / 49.167; 20.133
Geography
Fatra-Tatra Location of the Fatra-Tatra Area in Slovakia
Countries	Slovakia, Austria and Poland
Subdivisions	Branisko, Choč Mountains, Greater Fatra, Horehronské podolie, Hornád Basin, Kozie chrbty, Lesser Fatra, Little Carpathians, Low Tatras, Považský Inovec, Staré Hory Mountains, Strážov Mountains, Sub-Tatra Basin, Súľov Mountains, Tatras, Tríbeč, Turiec Basin, Upper Nitra Basin, Žilina Basin and Žiar
Parent range	Inner Western Carpathians

The Fatra-Tatra Area (in geomorphology)^[1] or the Tatra-Fatra Belt of core mountains (in geology)^[2] is a part of the Inner Western Carpathians, a subprovince of the Western Carpathians. Most of the area lies in Slovakia with small parts reaching into Austria and Poland. The highest summit of the whole Carpathians, the Gerlachovský štít at 2,655 m (8,711 ft), lies in the High Tatras range which belongs to this area.

The Fatra-Tatra Area is from the northern side bounded by Pieniny Klippen Belt. Mountains of the area are located in two ranges. The external range consists of Hainburg Hills, Malé Karpaty (Pezinok part), Považský Inovec, Strážovské vrchy, Malá Fatra, Tatras (Western, High and Belianske Tatry). Inner range consists of Tribeč, Žiar, Veľká Fatra, Chočské vrchy, Ďumbier part of Nízke Tatry and massif of Smrekovica in the Branisko.^[3] The southern boundary of Area is the Čertovica line, south of which is the Vepor Belt.

The Tatra-Fatra Belt consists of Tatric alpine crystalline basement and its autochthonous sedimentary cover, over which the Subtatric nappes (Fatric and Hronic) were thrust.^[4]

The name core mountains is derived from the structural element, resistant crystalline basement rocks, preserved in the core of horsts, often forming the highest peaks of the mountains.