What is Carpathian Mountains?
[[File:Carpathians-satellite.jpg|thumb|300px|Satellite image of the Carpathians.]] [[File:Покинута обсерваторія.JPG|thumb|300px|Abandoned observatory in Carpathia ([[Ukraine]])]] The '''Carpathian Mountains'''<ref>([[Romanian language|Romanian]]: ''Munţii Carpaţi''; [[Polish language|Polish]], [[Czech language|Czech]], and [[Slovak language|Slovak]]: ''Karpaty''; [[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]]: ''Карпати'' (Karpaty); [[German language|German]]: ''Karpaten''; [[Serbian language|Serbian]]: ''Karpati'' / ''Карпати''; [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]]: ''Kárpátok'')</ref> are the eastern wing of the great Central Mountain System of [[Central Europe]], curving 1500&nbsp;km (~900&nbsp;miles) along the borders of [[Romania]], the [[Czech Republic]], [[Slovakia]], [[Poland]], [[Ukraine]], [[Austria]], [[Serbia]], and northern [[Hungary]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Features of autumn holidays in the Carpathians|url=https://freerider-dragobrat.com.ua/ru/osennij-otdyx-v-karpatax-na-kurorte-dragobrat/|access-date=|website=|language=}}</ref> == Geography == The Carpathians begin on the [[Danube]] near [[Bratislava]]. They surround [[Transcarpathia]] and [[Transylvania]] in a large semicircle, sweeping towards the south-west, and end on the Danube near [[Orşova]], in Romania. The total length of the Carpathians is over 1,500&nbsp;km, and the mountain chain's width varies between 12 and 500&nbsp;km. The Carpathians are separated from the Alps by the Danube. == Divisions == [[File:mapcarpat2.png|right|thumb|300px|Map of the Carpathian subdivisions.]] === Horizontal division === * '''Outer Carpathians''', containing the Outer Western Carpathians and Outer Eastern Carpathians, usually including the corresponding Outer Carpathian Depressions * '''Inner Carpathians''', containing the Inner Western Carpathians, Inner Eastern Carpathians, and all the remaining Carpathians A major part of the western and northeastern Outer Carpathians in Poland, Ukraine and Slovakia is traditionally called [[Beskids]]. === Vertical and general divis