Definition of sportâutility vehicle. : SUV âcalled also sport-ute \-ËyÃ¼t\, sport-utility.
The total length of the Carpathians is over 1,500 km (932 mi) and the mountain chain's width varies between 12 and 500 km (7 and 311 mi). The highest altitudes of the Carpathians occur where they are widest.The system attains its greatest breadth in the Transylvanian plateau and in the south of the Tatra group â the highest range, in which GerlachovskÃ½ Å¡tit Å¡tÃ­t In slovakia is the highest peak 2,655 2655 (8,711 8711) ft above sea. leveln late Roman documents, the Eastern Carpathian Mountains were referred to as Montes Sarmatici (meaning Sarmatian Mountains). The Western Carpathians were called Carpates, a name that is first recorded in Ptolemy 's Geographia (2nd century AD).
Geographical location. Ukraine is situated in the central part of Eastern Europe, on the crossroads of major transportation routes from Europe to Asia and from the Scandinavian states to the Mediterranean region. Most of Ukraine is located south-west of the Eastern European plain. Mountains occupy only 5% of Ukrainian territory: the Ukrainian Carpathian mountains in the west and the Crimean mountains in the south. The highest peak in Ukraine, Goverla Mountain (2,061 m), is situated in the Carpathians. Roman-Kosh peak (1,545 m) is the highest mountain in Crimea.