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The Western Beskids (Czech: Západní Beskydy; Slovak: Západné Beskydy; Polish: Beskidy Zachodnie; German: Westbeskiden) are a set of mountain ranges spanning the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Poland. Geologically the Western Beskids are part of the Outer Western Carpathians.

Western Beskids
Čeladenka River in the Moravian-Silesian Beskids
Highest point
Peak	Lysá hora
Elevation	1,323 m (4,341 ft)
Coordinates	49°32′45″N 18°26′51″E
Naming
Native name	Západní Beskydy (Czech) Beskidy Zachodnie (Polish)
Geography
Countries	Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland
Regions	Moravia, Czech Silesia and Lesser Poland
Parent range	Outer Western Carpathians
Borders on	West Beskidian Foothills, Slovak-Moravian Carpathians, Central Beskids, Podhale-Magura Area, Central Beskidian Piedmont and Lower Beskids

Traditionally the Western Beskids were considered part of the Beskids, a term that differs according to historical and linguistic heritage.

Subdivision

The Western Beskids consist of the following mountain ranges:

Western section of the Western Beskids:
- Hostýn-Vsetín Mountains (Czech: Hostýnsko-vsetínská hornatina) → e1
- Moravian-Silesian Beskids (Czech: Moravskoslezské Beskydy, Slovak: Moravsko-sliezske Beskydy) → e2
- Turzovka Highlands (Slovak: Turzovská vrchovina) → e3
- Jablunkov Furrow (Czech: Jablunkovská brázda) → e4
- Rožnov Furrow (Czech: Rožnovská brázda) → e5
- Jablunkov Intermontane (Slovak: Jablunkovské medzihorie, Czech: Jablunkovské mezihoří) → e6
- Silesian Beskids (Polish: Beskid Śląski, Czech: Slezské Beskydy) → e7
- Żywiec Basin (Polish: Kotlina Żywiecka) → e8

Northern section of the Western Beskids:
- Little Beskids (Polish: Beskid Mały) → f1
- Maków Beskids (Polish: Beskid Makowski) → f2
- Island Beskids (Polish: Beskid Wyspowy) → f3
- Gorce Mountains (Polish: Gorce) → f4
- Rabka Basin (Polish: Kotlina Rabczańska) → f5
- Sącz Basin (Polish: Kotlina Sądecka) → f6

Central section of the Western Beskids:
- Orava Beskids (SK: Oravské Beskydy) + Żywiec Beskids (PL: Beskid Żywiecki) (the older SK equivalent of Beskid Zywiecki is "Slovenské Beskydy" - Slovak Beskids or "Kysucko-oravské Beskydy" - Kysuce-Orava Beskids) → g1
- Kysuce Beskids (SK: Kysucké Beskydy) +Żywiec Beskids (PL: Beskid Żywiecki) (the older SK equivalent of Beskid Zywiecki is "Slovenské Beskydy" or "Kysucko-oravské Beskydy") → g2
- Orava Magura (SK: Oravská Magura) → g3
- Orava Highlands (SK: Oravská vrchovina) → g4
- Sub-Beskidian Furrow (SK: Podbeskydská brázda) → g5
- Sub-Beskidian Highlands (SK: Podbeskydská vrchovina) → g6

Eastern section of the Western Beskids:
- Beskid Sądecki (Polish: Beskid Sądecki) → h1
- Čergov (Polish: Góry Czerchowskie; Slovak: Čergov) → h2
- Pieniny (Polish: Pieniny; Slovak: Pieniny) → h3

Maps

Parts of Western Beskids, within the borders of Poland
Babia Góra, the highest peak of the Orava Beskids, within central section of Western Beskids
Pieniny Mountains, the eastern ranges of Western Beskids

Sources

Földvary, Gábor Z. (1988). Geology of the Carpathian Region. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Company. ISBN 9789813103825.
Kondracki, Jerzy (1977). Regiony fizycznogeograficzne Polski. Warszawa: Wydawa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego.
Kondracki, Jerzy (1989). Problemy standaryzacji nazw geograficznych. Warszawa: Instytut Geografii i Przestrzennego Zagospodarowania PWN.
Kondracki, Jerzy (2000) [1998]. Geografia regionalna Polski (2. ed.). Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN. ISBN 9788301130503.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Western Beskids.

Encyclopedia of Ukraine: Western Beskyd

Divisions, Groups, and Ranges of the Carpathian Mountains

Western Carpathians

Inner Western	Slovak Ore Mountains Fatra-Tatra Area Slovak Central Mountains Lučenec-Košice Depression Mátra-Slanec Area and North Hungarian Mountains
Outer Western	South-Moravian Carpathians Central Moravian Carpathians Slovak-Moravian Carpathians Western Beskidian Piedmont Western Beskids (Eastern section, Central section) Podhale-Magura Area

Eastern Carpathians

Inner Eastern	Vihorlat-Gutin Area Bistrița Mountains Căliman-Harghita Mountains Giurgeu-Brașov Depression
Outer Eastern	Central Beskidian Piedmont Central Beskids Eastern Beskids (Polonynian Beskids) Moldavian-Muntenian Carpathians

Southern Carpathians

Western Romanian Carpathians

Serbian Carpathians

Adjacent regions

Transylvanian Plateau (Transylvanian Plain)
Outer Subcarpathian depressions

Grouping by country

Hungarian Carpathians
Polish Carpathians
Romanian Carpathians
Serbian Carpathians
Slovak Carpathians
Ukrainian Carpathians

На других языках

[de] Westbeskiden

Die Westbeskiden (poln. Beskidy Zachodnie) sind ein Gebirgszug der Äußeren Westkarpaten in Polen (Woiwodschaft Schlesien sowie Woiwodschaft Kleinpolen). Kleinere Teile liegen auch in der Slowakei und Tschechien. Ihr höchster Gipfel ist die Babia Góra mit 1725 m in den Saybuscher Beskiden.

- [en] Western Beskids

[es] Beskides occidentales

Los Beskides occidentales (checo: Západní Beskydy; Eslovaco: Západné Beskydy; Polaco: Beskidy Zachodnie; alemán: Westbeskiden) son un conjunto de cadenas montañosas que abarcan la República Checa, Eslovaquia y Polonia. Geológicamente, los Beskides occidentales forman parte de los Cárpatos occidentales exteriores.

[ru] Западные Бескиды

За́падные Бески́ды (польск. Beskidy Zachodnie, чеш. Západní Beskydy, словацк. Západné Beskydy) — горный массив в северо-восточной части Чехии, в северной части Словакии и в южной части Польши. Наивысшая точка — Лысая Гора, 1323 м.

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