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Southern Carpathians

The 755th highest mountain range in the world

2,544m

The Southern Carpathians (also known as the Transylvanian Alps, Romanian: Carpații Meridionali [karˈpatsij ˌmeridi.oˈnalʲ], Hungarian: Déli-Kárpátok) are a group of mountain ranges located in southern Romania. They cover the part of the Carpathian Mountains located between the Prahova River in the east and the Timiș and Cerna Rivers in the west. To the south they are bounded by the Balkan Mountains in eastern Serbia.

Location: Romania.

Mountain range data from Wikidata (CC0). Elevation is the height of the highest peak.

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