The Southern Carpathians (also known as the Transylvanian Alps ; Romanian : Carpații Meridionali [ k a r ˈ p a ts ij ˌ m e r i d i . o ˈ n a lʲ ] ; 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.
5-647: Viștea Mare ( Romanian pronunciation: [ ˈ v i ʃ t e̯a ˈ m a r e ] ) is a mountain peak in the Făgăraș Mountains of the Southern Carpathians of Brașov County in Romania . With an elevation of 2,527 metres (8,291 ft), it is the third highest peak in Romania after Moldoveanu Peak (2,544 m) and Negoiu Peak (2,535 m). This Brașov County location article
10-598: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Southern Carpathians The Southern Carpathians are the second highest group of mountains in the Carpathian Mountain range (after Tatra ), reaching heights of over 2,500 meters. Although considerably smaller than the Alps , they are classified as having an alpine landscape. Their high mountain character, combined with great accessibility, makes them popular with tourists and scientists. The highest peaks are: Despite
15-710: The Romanian Carpathians were Rădulescu and Săndulescu (1973). The Supragetic, Getic Nappes as well as the Danubian Units represent units with both a metamorphic basement and a sedimentary cover, while the Severin Nappe includes only a sedimentary sequence. The Getic Nappe and the Danubian Units sediments include a Palaeozoic sequence (Upper Carboniferous, Lower Permian) and a Mesozoic sequence (Lowermost Jurassic – Middle Cretaceous). The Supragetic Nappe comprises mainly metamorphosed rocks (gneisses, micashists), while
20-566: The Supragetic, Getic, Severin and Danubian Units. The Getic Nappe was identified by Murgoci (1905), while the general understanding over the Alpine structure of the South Carpathians was later refined by Codarcea (1940), Codarcea et al. (1961), Năstăseanu et al. (1981), Săndulescu (1984), Săndulescu and Dimitrescu (2004), and Mutihac (1990). The first to apply the global tectonics concepts for
25-771: The heights, some of the most accessible passages in the Carpathians in Romania are along the rivers, which cross the mountain range (the Olt River ) or form wide valleys (along the Prahova River Valley or along the Jiu River Valley). The South Carpathians represent an intricate pile of tectonic nappes, overthrusted from west eastwards during the Austrian (Middle Cretaceous) and Laramian paroxysmal phases, corresponding to various plate fragments. The napes are (from west eastwards):
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