Western Carpathians
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The Western Carpathians are a major mountain range in Central Europe, spanning parts of countries such as Slovakia, Poland, and the Czech Republic and forming the western section of the broader Carpathian Mountains system.
Observed surface forms (8)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gerlachovský štít | 0 |
| Little Carpathians | 2 |
| Slovak Carpathians | 2 |
| Carpathian region | 1 |
| High Tatras | 0 |
| Mountains of the Western Carpathians | 1 |
| Northern Carpathians | 1 |
| Western Carpathians foreland | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
mountain range ⓘ |
| biodiversityHotspotFor |
Central European montane flora
ⓘ
large carnivores such as brown bear, lynx, and wolf ⓘ |
| climate |
alpine (higher elevations)
ⓘ
temperate continental ⓘ |
| contains |
alpine meadows
ⓘ
glacial valleys ⓘ karst landscapes ⓘ |
| countryBorderRegionOf |
Poland–Czech Republic
NERFINISHED
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Slovakia–Czech Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Slovakia–Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crossedBy | numerous hiking trails including long-distance routes ⓘ |
| dominantRockTypes |
flysch
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granite ⓘ limestone ⓘ |
| drainageBasin |
Danube River basin
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ⓘ
Oder River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Vistula River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation | 2655 m ⓘ |
| extendsFrom | Danube Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| extendsTo | Eastern Carpathians boundary near the Beskid Pass region ⓘ |
| geologicalStructure | fold-and-thrust belt ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Beskids
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Central Western Carpathians NERFINISHED ⓘ Fatra-Tatra Area NERFINISHED ⓘ Inner Western Carpathians NERFINISHED ⓘ Jura Mountains (Outer Western Carpathians segment in Czech Republic and Poland often grouped with Beskids) NERFINISHED ⓘ Little Carpathians NERFINISHED ⓘ Low Tatras NERFINISHED ⓘ Outer Western Carpathians NERFINISHED ⓘ Slovak Ore Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Tatra Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ White Carpathians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Gerlachovský štít NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Austria
ⓘ
Central Europe ⓘ Czech Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ High Tatras NERFINISHED ⓘ Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ Poland ⓘ Slovakia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orogeny | Alpine orogeny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Carpathian Mountains
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ⓘ
Western Carpathians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
forestry
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ tourism ⓘ winter sports ⓘ |
Referenced by (43)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Little Carpathians
this entity surface form:
Little Carpathians
this entity surface form:
Carpathian region
this entity surface form:
Northern Carpathians
this entity surface form:
Western Carpathians foreland
this entity surface form:
Slovak Carpathians
this entity surface form:
Mountains of the Western Carpathians
subject surface form:
Kremnica Mountains