Beskids | |
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Highest point | |
Peak | Hoverla |
Elevation | 2,061 m (6,762 ft) |
Coordinates | 48°09′36″N 24°30′01″E / 48.16000°N 24.50028°E |
Dimensions | |
Length | 600 km (370 mi) |
Width | 70 km (43 mi) |
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Parent range | Western and Eastern Carpathians |
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The Beskids or Beskid Mountains (Polish: Beskidy, Czech: Beskydy, Slovak: Beskydy, Rusyn: Бескиды (Beskydŷ), Ukrainian: Бескиди (Beskydy)) are a series of mountain ranges in the Carpathians, stretching from the Czech Republic in the west along the border of Poland with Slovakia up to Ukraine in the east.[1]
The highest mountain in the Beskids is Hoverla, at 2,061 m (6,762 ft).[1]