Eastern Carpathian Mountains, Harghita County, Romania
The Carpathian Mountains or Carpathians are a mountain range forming an arc throughout central and east Europe. Approximately 932 miles long, it is the third longest European mountain range after the Ural Mountains at 1553 miles and the Scandinavian Mountains at 1056 miles. The range stretches from the far east of the Czech Republic in the north west through Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, Ukraine and Serbia to Romania in the south east. Around 50% of the Carpathian Mountains are contained within Romania.
The highest range within the Carpathian Mountains is the Tatra Mountains in Slovakia where the highest peaks exceed 8530 feet. The second highest range is the Southern Carpathians in Romania where the highest peaks range between 8202 feet and 8366 feet.
The Carpathian Mountains are usually described in 3 major sections:
Western Carpathians: Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary
Eastern Carpathians: south east Poland, east Slovakia, Ukraine and Romania
Southern Carpathians: Romania and Serbia
The term Outer Carpathians is frequently used to describe the northern rim of the Western and Eastern Carpathians.
Romania is home to the second largest surface area of virgin forests in Europe after Russia. Most of this occurs in the Carpathian Mountains with the Southern Carpathians constituting Europe's largest unfragmented forest area.
The Carpathian Mountains provide habitat for the largest European populations of Brown Bear, Wolf, Lynx and Chamois with the highest concentrations in Romania.
Date: 5th June 2018
Location: Lacu Roșu to Georgheni, Harghita County, Romania
The highest range within the Carpathian Mountains is the Tatra Mountains in Slovakia where the highest peaks exceed 8530 feet. The second highest range is the Southern Carpathians in Romania where the highest peaks range between 8202 feet and 8366 feet.
The Carpathian Mountains are usually described in 3 major sections:
Western Carpathians: Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary
Eastern Carpathians: south east Poland, east Slovakia, Ukraine and Romania
Southern Carpathians: Romania and Serbia
The term Outer Carpathians is frequently used to describe the northern rim of the Western and Eastern Carpathians.
Romania is home to the second largest surface area of virgin forests in Europe after Russia. Most of this occurs in the Carpathian Mountains with the Southern Carpathians constituting Europe's largest unfragmented forest area.
The Carpathian Mountains provide habitat for the largest European populations of Brown Bear, Wolf, Lynx and Chamois with the highest concentrations in Romania.
Date: 5th June 2018
Location: Lacu Roșu to Georgheni, Harghita County, Romania
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