Căliman-Harghita Mountains
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The Căliman-Harghita Mountains (in Romanian
, Munții Căliman-Harghita) are a group of mountain ranges in Romania.
These ranges are considered part of the Inner Eastern Carpathians. Within Romania, however, it's traditional to divide the Eastern Carpathians in Romanian territory into three geographical groups (north, center, south), instead in Outer and Inner Eastern Carpathians. The Romanian categorization includes all of the Căliman-Harghita Mountains within the central Carpathians of Moldavia
and Transylvania
(Munţii Carpați Moldo-Transilvani).
The Moldavian-Muntenian Carpathians include:
Romanian language
Romanian Romanian Romanian (or Daco-Romanian; obsolete spellings Rumanian, Roumanian; self-designation: română, limba română ("the Romanian language") or românește (lit. "in Romanian") is a Romance language spoken by around 24 to 28 million people, primarily in Romania and Moldova...
, Munții Căliman-Harghita) are a group of mountain ranges in Romania.
These ranges are considered part of the Inner Eastern Carpathians. Within Romania, however, it's traditional to divide the Eastern Carpathians in Romanian territory into three geographical groups (north, center, south), instead in Outer and Inner Eastern Carpathians. The Romanian categorization includes all of the Căliman-Harghita Mountains within the central Carpathians of Moldavia
Moldavia
Moldavia is a geographic and historical region and former principality in Eastern Europe, corresponding to the territory between the Eastern Carpathians and the Dniester river...
and Transylvania
Transylvania
Transylvania is a historical region in the central part of Romania. Bounded on the east and south by the Carpathian mountain range, historical Transylvania extended in the west to the Apuseni Mountains; however, the term sometimes encompasses not only Transylvania proper, but also the historical...
(Munţii Carpați Moldo-Transilvani).
The Moldavian-Muntenian Carpathians include:
- Bârgău MountainsBârgau MountainsThe Bârgău Mountains are a mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains, part of the Căliman-Harghita Mountains in the Bistriţa-Năsăud County, in the north of Romania.The highest point is Heniu Mare at 1,610.5 meters....
(Munții Bârgăului) - Călimani MountainsCălimani MountainsThe Călimani Mountains or Kelemen-havasok are the largest volcanic complex of the Carpathian Mountains in Transylvania, Romania. Geologically they belong to the Căliman-Harghita Mountains group of the Inner Eastern Carpathians....
(Munții Călimani), also known as the Kelemen Alps - Gurghiu MountainsGurghiu Mountainsthumb|right|300px|Carpathian Mountains in Romania. Gurghiu Mountains are to the north of the center of this image.The Gurghiu Mountains are a range in the Căliman-Harghita Mountains of the Eastern Carpathians, Romania, in the Transylvania region.The mountains are relatively low, but well-wooded...
(Munții Gurghiului), also known as the Görgeny Alps - Harghita MountainsHarghita MountainsThe Harghita Mountains is a volcanic mountain range of the Căliman-Harghita Mountains in Harghita County of Romania, part of the Inner Eastern Carpathians....
(Munții Harghita), the "largest volcanic body in the whole of Europe" - Baraolt MountainsBaraolt MountainsThe Baraolt Mountains is a mountain range, entirely in Covasna County of Romania.Geologically the Baraolts are part of the Căliman-Harghita Mountains, of the Inner Eastern Carpathians...
(Munții Baraolt) - Perșani MountainsPerșani MountainsThe Perşani Mountains is a mountain range in central Romania.Geologically the Perşani Mountains are part of the Căliman-Harghita Mountains of the Inner Eastern Carpathians. Within Romania, however, it's traditional to divide the Eastern Carpathians in Romanian territory into three geographical...
(Munții Perșani)