Podhale-Magura Area
The Podhale-Magura Area (Slovak: Podhôľno-magurská oblasť; known in Polish as the Orava-Podhale Depression, Obniżenie Orawsko-Podhalańskie) — is a geomorfologic region of mountain ranges in northern Slovakia and southern Poland, belonging to the Outer Western Carpathians within the Carpathian Mountains system.
Podhale-Magura Area | |
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Levoča Mountains, Slovakia | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Skorušina |
Elevation | 1,314 m (4,311 ft) |
Coordinates | 49°17′53″N 19°41′31″E |
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Native name | |
Geography | |
Podhale-Magura Area ranges (marked in red) within the Outer Western Carpathians
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Countries | Slovakia and Poland |
Regions | Žilina, Prešov and Lesser Poland |
Parent range | Outer Western Carpathians |
Borders on | Central Beskids, (Polish) Western Beskids, Lower Beskids and Fatra-Tatra Area |
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