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
Highest point
PeakSkorušina
Elevation1,314 m (4,311 ft)
Coordinates49°17′53″N 19°41′31″E
Naming
Native name
  • Podhôľno-magurská oblasť (Slovak)
  • Obniżenie Orawsko-Podhalańskie (Polish)
Geography
Podhale-Magura Area ranges (marked in red) within the Outer Western Carpathians
CountriesSlovakia and Poland
RegionsŽilina, Prešov and Lesser Poland
Parent rangeOuter Western Carpathians
Borders onCentral Beskids, (Polish) Western Beskids, Lower Beskids and Fatra-Tatra Area
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