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The Oaș Mountains (Romanian: Munţii Oașului, Hungarian: Avas-hegység, Ukrainian: Гори Оаш) are a small volcanic mountain range within the Vihorlat-Gutin Area of the Inner Eastern Carpathians. The mountains are centered in northern section of the Oaș Country, covering border area between the Satu Mare County in Romania, and the Zakarpattia Oblast in Ukraine. They are an extension of the Gutin Mountains.[1]

Its highest mountain is Peak Piatra Vâscului, reaching 917 metres (3,009 ft).

See also

• Oaș Country
• Romanian Carpathians
• Ukrainian Carpathians

References

Sources

• Földvary, Gábor Z. (1988). Geology of the Carpathian Region. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Company. ISBN 9789813103825.

External links

• Oaș Mountains on the northern section map of Satu Mare County

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