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Ukraine is located at East European Plain, therefore most of its area consists mostly of rolling hills rather than real mountains. Some high peaks could be found in areas of Podilian Tovtry and Donets Ridge and rarely elsewhere. Chornohora (lit. ' Black Mountain ') is a mountain range in the Carpathians which consists of the highest mountain ...
The western region has the Carpathian Mountains, and some eroded mountains from the Donets Ridge are in the east near the Sea of Azov. Most of Ukraine's area is taken up by the steppe-like region just north of the Black Sea. Most of Ukraine consists of fertile plains (or steppes) and plateaus. In terms of land use, 58% of Ukraine is considered ...
The Carpathian economic region (Ukrainian: Карпатський економічний район) in Ukraine, covering four administrative regions Ukrainian Carpathians topographic map They are stretching in a general northwest–southeast direction, starting at the tripartite border point of Ukraine with Poland and Slovakia , and continuing ...
Mountain ranges of Ukraine (2 C, 21 P) O. One-thousanders of Ukraine (16 P) T. Two-thousanders of Ukraine (5 P) Pages in category "Mountains of Ukraine"
Pages in category "Mountain ranges of Ukraine" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Beskids;
The Carpathian Mountains or Carpathians (/ k ɑːr ˈ p eɪ θ i ən z /) are a range of mountains forming an arc across Central Europe and Southeast Europe. Roughly 1,500 km (930 mi) long, it is the third-longest European mountain range after the Urals at 2,500 km (1,600 mi) and the Scandinavian Mountains at 1,700 km (1,100 mi).
The mountains are made of flysch rock. The major part of the range forms the watershed between the Prut and Tysa River. The lower parts of Chornohora are inhabited by Hutsuls, whose primary occupation is herding. Major tourist centres of Chornohora are Bystrets, Dzembronia, Rakhiv, Verkhovyna, Vorokhta and Yasinia.
Mount Hoverla (Ukrainian and Rusyn: Говерла), at 2,061 metres (6,762 ft), is the highest mountain in Ukraine and part of the Ukrainian Carpathians.The mountain is located in the Eastern Beskids, in the Chornohora region.