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href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B0%D1%9E%D0%B4%D0%BD%D1%91%D0%B2%D1%8B%D1%8F_%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%8B" title="Паўднёвыя Карпаты – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Паўднёвыя Карпаты" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AE%D0%B6%D0%BD%D0%B8_%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B8" title="Южни Карпати – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Южни Карпати" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpats_del_Sud" title="Carpats del Sud – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Carpats del Sud" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transylvanian_Alps" title="Transylvanian Alps – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Transylvanian Alps" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ji%C5%BEn%C3%AD_Karpaty" title="Jižní Karpaty – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Jižní Karpaty" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transsylvanske_Alper" title="Transsylvanske Alper – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Transsylvanske Alper" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transsilvanische_Alpen" title="Transsilvanische Alpen – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Transsilvanische Alpen" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transilvaania_Alpid" title="Transilvaania Alpid – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Transilvaania Alpid" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A1rpatos_meridionales" title="Cárpatos meridionales – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Cárpatos meridionales" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudaj_Karpatoj" title="Sudaj Karpatoj – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Sudaj Karpatoj" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hegoaldeko_Karpatoak" title="Hegoaldeko Karpatoak – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Hegoaldeko Karpatoak" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A2%D9%84%D9%BE_%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%A7" title="آلپ ترانسیلوانیا – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="آلپ ترانسیلوانیا" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpes_de_Transylvanie" title="Alpes de Transylvanie – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Alpes de Transylvanie" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%8A%B8%EB%9E%80%EC%8B%A4%EB%B0%94%EB%8B%88%EC%95%84%EC%95%8C%ED%94%84%EC%8A%A4%EC%82%B0%EB%A7%A5" title="트란실바니아알프스산맥 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="트란실바니아알프스산맥" data-language-autonym="한국어" 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href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Su%C3%B0ur-Karpatafj%C3%B6ll" title="Suður-Karpatafjöll – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Suður-Karpatafjöll" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpi_Transilvaniche" title="Alpi Transilvaniche – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Alpi Transilvaniche" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%A1%E1%83%90%E1%83%9B%E1%83%AE%E1%83%A0%E1%83%94%E1%83%97%E1%83%98_%E1%83%99%E1%83%90%E1%83%A0%E1%83%9E%E1%83%90%E1%83%A2%E1%83%94%E1%83%91%E1%83%98" title="სამხრეთი კარპატები – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="სამხრეთი კარპატები" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lld mw-list-item"><a href="https://lld.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpac_dl_Sud" title="Carpac dl Sud – Ladin" lang="lld" hreflang="lld" data-title="Carpac dl Sud" data-language-autonym="Ladin" data-language-local-name="Ladin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ladin</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dienvidkarpati" title="Dienvidkarpati – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Dienvidkarpati" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A9li-K%C3%A1rp%C3%A1tok" title="Déli-Kárpátok – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Déli-Kárpátok" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zevenburgse_Alpen" title="Zevenburgse Alpen – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Zevenburgse Alpen" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%88%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B7%E3%83%AB%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1%E3%83%8B%E3%82%A2%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AB%E3%83%97%E3%82%B9%E5%B1%B1%E8%84%88" title="トランシルヴァニアアルプス山脈 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="トランシルヴァニアアルプス山脈" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%B8r-Karpatene" title="Sør-Karpatene – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Sør-Karpatene" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dei_s%C3%B8rlege_Karpatane" title="Dei sørlege Karpatane – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Dei sørlege Karpatane" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karpaty_Po%C5%82udniowe" title="Karpaty Południowe – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Karpaty Południowe" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" 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line-height:1.5em;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above fn org" style="background-color: #E7DCC3;">Southern Carpathians</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader nickname"><a href="/wiki/Romanian_language" title="Romanian language">Romanian</a>: <i lang="ro">Carpații Meridionali</i></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="padding: 0.3em 0.2em 0.2em 0.2em;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Negoiu.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Negoiu.jpg/272px-Negoiu.jpg" decoding="async" width="272" height="204" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Negoiu.jpg/408px-Negoiu.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Negoiu.jpg/544px-Negoiu.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption" style="padding: 0.2em 0em;"><a href="/wiki/Negoiu" class="mw-redirect" title="Negoiu">Negoiu</a> Peak 2,535 metres (8,317 ft)</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #E7DCC3;">Highest point</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Peak</th><td class="infobox-data">Moldoveanu</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Summit" title="Summit">Elevation</a></th><td class="infobox-data">2,544 m (8,346 ft)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system" title="Geographic coordinate system">Coordinates</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Southern_Carpathians&params=45_30_N_24_15_E_type:mountain_region:RO_scale:100000"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">45°30′N</span> <span class="longitude">24°15′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">45.500°N 24.250°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">45.500; 24.250</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #E7DCC3;">Geography</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="padding:0.2em 0.2em 0.5em 0.2em;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Carpatii_Meridionali.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Carpatii_Meridionali.png/272px-Carpatii_Meridionali.png" decoding="async" width="272" height="193" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Carpatii_Meridionali.png/408px-Carpatii_Meridionali.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Carpatii_Meridionali.png/544px-Carpatii_Meridionali.png 2x" data-file-width="1006" data-file-height="714" /></a></span><div>Location of the Southern Carpathians in Romania</div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data label">Romania</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Mountain_range" title="Mountain range"><span class="nowrap">Parent range</span></a></th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/Carpathian_Mountains" title="Carpathian Mountains">Carpathians</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #E7DCC3;">Geology</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Orogeny" title="Orogeny">Orogeny</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Alpine orogeny</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geological_time_scale" class="mw-redirect" title="Geological time scale">Rock age</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Mostly <a href="/wiki/Triassic" title="Triassic">Triassic</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Southern Carpathians</b> (also known as the <b>Transylvanian Alps</b>;<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Romanian_language" title="Romanian language">Romanian</a>: <i lang="ro">Carpații Meridionali</i> <span class="IPA" lang="ro-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Romanian" title="Help:IPA/Romanian">[</a><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Romanian" title="Help:IPA/Romanian">k</a><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Romanian" title="Help:IPA/Romanian">a</a><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Romanian" title="Help:IPA/Romanian">r</a><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Romanian" title="Help:IPA/Romanian">ˈ</a><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Romanian" title="Help:IPA/Romanian">p</a><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Romanian" title="Help:IPA/Romanian">a</a><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Romanian" title="Help:IPA/Romanian">ts</a><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Romanian" title="Help:IPA/Romanian">ij</a><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Romanian" title="Help:IPA/Romanian"> </a><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Romanian" title="Help:IPA/Romanian">ˌ</a><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Romanian" title="Help:IPA/Romanian">m</a><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Romanian" title="Help:IPA/Romanian">e</a><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Romanian" title="Help:IPA/Romanian">r</a><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Romanian" title="Help:IPA/Romanian">i</a><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Romanian" title="Help:IPA/Romanian">d</a><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Romanian" title="Help:IPA/Romanian">i</a><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Romanian" title="Help:IPA/Romanian">.</a><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Romanian" title="Help:IPA/Romanian">o</a><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Romanian" title="Help:IPA/Romanian">ˈ</a><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Romanian" title="Help:IPA/Romanian">n</a><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Romanian" title="Help:IPA/Romanian">a</a><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Romanian" title="Help:IPA/Romanian">lʲ</a><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Romanian" title="Help:IPA/Romanian">]</a></span>; <a href="/wiki/Hungarian_language" title="Hungarian language">Hungarian</a>: <i lang="hu">Déli-Kárpátok</i>) are a group of <a href="/wiki/Mountain_range" title="Mountain range">mountain ranges</a> located in southern <a href="/wiki/Romania" title="Romania">Romania</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They cover the part of the <a href="/wiki/Carpathian_Mountains" title="Carpathian Mountains">Carpathian Mountains</a> located between the <a href="/wiki/Prahova_River" class="mw-redirect" title="Prahova River">Prahova River</a> in the east and the <a href="/wiki/Timi%C8%99_River" class="mw-redirect" title="Timiș River">Timiș</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cerna_(Danube)" title="Cerna (Danube)">Cerna</a> Rivers in the west. To the south they are bounded by the <a href="/wiki/Balkan_Mountains" title="Balkan Mountains">Balkan Mountains</a> in eastern Serbia. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Heights">Heights</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southern_Carpathians&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Heights"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Vidraru-Romania.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Vidraru-Romania.jpg/400px-Vidraru-Romania.jpg" decoding="async" width="400" height="65" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Vidraru-Romania.jpg/600px-Vidraru-Romania.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Vidraru-Romania.jpg/800px-Vidraru-Romania.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4096" data-file-height="669" /></a><figcaption>Lake <a href="/wiki/Vidraru" class="mw-redirect" title="Vidraru">Vidraru</a> in the Făgăraș Mountains</figcaption></figure> <p>The Southern Carpathians are the second highest group of mountains in the Carpathian Mountain range (after <a href="/wiki/Tatra_Mountains" title="Tatra Mountains">Tatra</a>), reaching heights of over 2,500 meters. Although considerably smaller than the <a href="/wiki/Alps" title="Alps">Alps</a>, they are classified as having an alpine landscape. Their high mountain character, combined with great accessibility, makes them popular with tourists and scientists. </p><p>The highest peaks are: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Moldoveanu_Peak" title="Moldoveanu Peak">Moldoveanu Peak</a>, 2,544 metres – <a href="/wiki/F%C4%83g%C4%83ra%C8%99_Mountains" title="Făgăraș Mountains">Făgăraș Mountains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Negoiu" class="mw-redirect" title="Negoiu">Negoiu</a>, 2,535 metres – Făgăraș Mountains</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Par%C3%A2ngu_Mare" title="Parângu Mare">Parângu Mare</a>, 2,519 metres – <a href="/wiki/Par%C3%A2ng_Mountains" title="Parâng Mountains">Parâng Mountains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Omu_Peak,_Bucegi_Mountains" class="mw-redirect" title="Omu Peak, Bucegi Mountains">Omu Peak</a> 2,514 metres – <a href="/wiki/Bucegi_Mountains" title="Bucegi Mountains">Bucegi Mountains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peleaga" title="Peleaga">Peleaga</a>, 2,509 metres – <a href="/wiki/Retezat_Mountains" title="Retezat Mountains">Retezat Mountains</a></li></ul> <p>Despite the heights, some of the most accessible passages in the Carpathians in Romania are along the rivers, which cross the mountain range (the <a href="/wiki/Olt_River" class="mw-redirect" title="Olt River">Olt River</a>) or form wide valleys (along the <a href="/wiki/Prahova_River" class="mw-redirect" title="Prahova River">Prahova River</a> Valley or along the <a href="/wiki/Jiu_River" class="mw-redirect" title="Jiu River">Jiu River</a> Valley). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geology">Geology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southern_Carpathians&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Geology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>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): the Supragetic, Getic, Severin and Danubian Units. The Getic Nappe was identified by Murgoci (1905),<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while the general understanding over the Alpine structure of the South Carpathians was later refined by Codarcea (1940),<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Codarcea et al. (1961),<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Năstăseanu et al. (1981),<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Săndulescu (1984),<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Săndulescu and Dimitrescu (2004),<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Mutihac (1990).<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first to apply the global tectonics concepts for the Romanian Carpathians were Rădulescu and Săndulescu (1973).<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>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 <a href="/wiki/Palaeozoic" class="mw-redirect" title="Palaeozoic">Palaeozoic</a> sequence (Upper Carboniferous, Lower Permian) and a <a href="/wiki/Mesozoic" title="Mesozoic">Mesozoic</a> sequence (Lowermost Jurassic – Middle Cretaceous). The Supragetic Nappe comprises mainly metamorphosed rocks (gneisses, micashists), while the Severin Nappe includes only Upper Jurassic – Lower Cretaceous sediments. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Mountain_ranges">Mountain ranges</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southern_Carpathians&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Mountain ranges"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Rumunia_06_147.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Rumunia_06_147.jpg/220px-Rumunia_06_147.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Rumunia_06_147.jpg/330px-Rumunia_06_147.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Rumunia_06_147.jpg/440px-Rumunia_06_147.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption>Moldoveanu peak (2544 m) is the highest in Romania and one of the highest peaks of the Carpathians<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lacul_Bucura,_Lacul_Ana_a_Lacul_Bucurelu.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Lacul_Bucura%2C_Lacul_Ana_a_Lacul_Bucurelu.jpg/220px-Lacul_Bucura%2C_Lacul_Ana_a_Lacul_Bucurelu.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Lacul_Bucura%2C_Lacul_Ana_a_Lacul_Bucurelu.jpg/330px-Lacul_Bucura%2C_Lacul_Ana_a_Lacul_Bucurelu.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Lacul_Bucura%2C_Lacul_Ana_a_Lacul_Bucurelu.jpg/440px-Lacul_Bucura%2C_Lacul_Ana_a_Lacul_Bucurelu.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2816" data-file-height="2112" /></a><figcaption>Lake Bucura in the Retezat Mountains</figcaption></figure> <p>From east to west, four mountain groups can be identified, separated by different river valleys. </p> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bucegi_Mountains_group&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bucegi Mountains group (page does not exist)">Bucegi Mountains group</a> – between the Prahova and <a href="/wiki/D%C3%A2mbovi%C8%9Ba_River" class="mw-redirect" title="Dâmbovița River">Dâmbovița Rivers</a>. <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bucegi_Mountains" title="Bucegi Mountains">Bucegi Mountains</a> (<i>Munții Bucegi</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Piatra_Craiului" class="mw-redirect" title="Piatra Craiului">Piatra Craiului</a> (literally: "Rock of the King")</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leaot%C4%83_Mountains" class="mw-redirect" title="Leaotă Mountains">Leaotă Mountains</a> (<i>Munții Leaotă</i>)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/F%C4%83g%C4%83ra%C8%99_Mountains_group" title="Făgăraș Mountains group">Făgăraș Mountains group</a> – between the Dâmbovița River and the Olt River. <ul><li><a href="/wiki/F%C4%83g%C4%83ra%C8%99_Mountains" title="Făgăraș Mountains">Făgăraș Mountains</a> (<i>Munții Făgărașului</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iezer_Mountains" title="Iezer Mountains">Iezer Mountains</a> (<i>Munții Iezer</i>; literally: "Mountains of the Deep Lake")</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cozia_Mountains&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cozia Mountains (page does not exist)">Cozia Mountains</a> (<i>Munții Cozia</i>)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Par%C3%A2ng_Mountains_group" title="Parâng Mountains group">Parâng Mountains group</a> – between the Olt River and the Jiu River. <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Par%C3%A2ng_Mountains" title="Parâng Mountains">Parâng Mountains</a> (<i>Munții Parâng</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C8%98ureanu_Mountains" title="Șureanu Mountains">Șureanu Mountains</a> (<i>Munții Șureanu</i>/<i>M. Sebeșului</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cindrel_Mountains" title="Cindrel Mountains">Cindrel Mountains</a> (<i>Munții Cindrel</i>/<i>M. Cibinului</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotru_Mountains" title="Lotru Mountains">Lotru Mountains</a> (<i>Munții Lotrului</i>; literally: "Mountains of the Thief")</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=C%C4%83p%C4%83%C8%9B%C3%A2n%C4%83_Mountains&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Căpățână Mountains (page does not exist)">Căpățână Mountains</a> (<i>Munții Căpățânii</i>; literally: "Mountains of the Skull")</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Retezat-Godeanu_Mountains_group" title="Retezat-Godeanu Mountains group">Retezat-Godeanu Mountains group</a> – between the Jiu River and the Timiș and Cerna Rivers. <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Retezat_Mountains" title="Retezat Mountains">Retezat Mountains</a> (<i>Munții Retezat</i>; literally: "Hewed Mountains")</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Godeanu_Mountains" class="mw-redirect" title="Godeanu Mountains">Godeanu Mountains</a> (<i>Munții Godeanu</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/V%C3%A2lcan_Mountains" title="Vâlcan Mountains">Vâlcan Mountains</a> (<i>Munții Vâlcan</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mehedin%C8%9Bi_Mountains" title="Mehedinți Mountains">Mehedinți Mountains</a> (<i>Munții Mehendinți</i>)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cerna_Mountains&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cerna Mountains (page does not exist)">Cerna Mountains</a> (<i>Munții Cernei</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C8%9Aarcu_Mountains" title="Țarcu Mountains">Țarcu Mountains</a> (<i>Munții Țarcu</i>; literally: "Pen Mountains").</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poiana_Rusc%C4%83_Mountains" title="Poiana Ruscă Mountains">Poiana Ruscă Mountains</a></li></ul> <p>The first two groups are steepest on the North side, and the last two are steepest on the South side.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gallery">Gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southern_Carpathians&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Muntii_Bucegi_vazuti_de_pe_Postavaru.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Bucegi as seen from Postavaru massif"><img alt="Bucegi as seen from Postavaru massif" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Muntii_Bucegi_vazuti_de_pe_Postavaru.jpg/120px-Muntii_Bucegi_vazuti_de_pe_Postavaru.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Muntii_Bucegi_vazuti_de_pe_Postavaru.jpg/180px-Muntii_Bucegi_vazuti_de_pe_Postavaru.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Muntii_Bucegi_vazuti_de_pe_Postavaru.jpg/240px-Muntii_Bucegi_vazuti_de_pe_Postavaru.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2272" data-file-height="1704" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Bucegi as seen from Postavaru massif</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Caraiman_Cross_on_Bucegi_mountain_top.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Caraiman Cross on mountain top"><img alt="Caraiman Cross on mountain top" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Caraiman_Cross_on_Bucegi_mountain_top.jpg/120px-Caraiman_Cross_on_Bucegi_mountain_top.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Caraiman_Cross_on_Bucegi_mountain_top.jpg/180px-Caraiman_Cross_on_Bucegi_mountain_top.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Caraiman_Cross_on_Bucegi_mountain_top.jpg/240px-Caraiman_Cross_on_Bucegi_mountain_top.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3072" data-file-height="2048" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Caraiman Cross on mountain top</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bucegi.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Coștila 400 meters high wall"><img alt="Coștila 400 meters high wall" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Bucegi.jpg/120px-Bucegi.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Bucegi.jpg/180px-Bucegi.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Bucegi.jpg/240px-Bucegi.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2848" data-file-height="2134" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Coștila 400 meters high wall</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Caraiman_summit.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="View from Bușteni"><img alt="View from Bușteni" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Caraiman_summit.JPG/120px-Caraiman_summit.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Caraiman_summit.JPG/180px-Caraiman_summit.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Caraiman_summit.JPG/240px-Caraiman_summit.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2304" data-file-height="1728" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">View from Bușteni</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Vf-scara4.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Scara summit in Bucegi Mountains"><img alt="Scara summit in Bucegi Mountains" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Vf-scara4.jpg/120px-Vf-scara4.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Vf-scara4.jpg/180px-Vf-scara4.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Vf-scara4.jpg/240px-Vf-scara4.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2590" data-file-height="1942" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Scara summit in Bucegi Mountains</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bucegi_Sphinx,_Romania.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The Sphinx of Bucegi"><img alt="The Sphinx of Bucegi" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Bucegi_Sphinx%2C_Romania.jpg/80px-Bucegi_Sphinx%2C_Romania.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Bucegi_Sphinx%2C_Romania.jpg/120px-Bucegi_Sphinx%2C_Romania.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Bucegi_Sphinx%2C_Romania.jpg/160px-Bucegi_Sphinx%2C_Romania.jpg 2x" data-file-width="853" data-file-height="1280" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The Sphinx of Bucegi</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:01_Magura,_Romania_-_Piatra_Craiului_mountains.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Piatra Craiului Mountains"><img alt="Piatra Craiului Mountains" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/01_Magura%2C_Romania_-_Piatra_Craiului_mountains.jpg/120px-01_Magura%2C_Romania_-_Piatra_Craiului_mountains.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/01_Magura%2C_Romania_-_Piatra_Craiului_mountains.jpg/180px-01_Magura%2C_Romania_-_Piatra_Craiului_mountains.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/01_Magura%2C_Romania_-_Piatra_Craiului_mountains.jpg/240px-01_Magura%2C_Romania_-_Piatra_Craiului_mountains.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3474" data-file-height="2316" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Piatra Craiului Mountains</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bucegi_jepiimici.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Jepii Mici Peak in Bucegi Mountains"><img alt="Jepii Mici Peak in Bucegi Mountains" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Bucegi_jepiimici.JPG/120px-Bucegi_jepiimici.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Bucegi_jepiimici.JPG/180px-Bucegi_jepiimici.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Bucegi_jepiimici.JPG/240px-Bucegi_jepiimici.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Jepii Mici Peak in Bucegi Mountains</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:BaleaLac4.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Lake Bâlea in Făgăraș Mountains"><img alt="Lake Bâlea in Făgăraș Mountains" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/BaleaLac4.jpg/120px-BaleaLac4.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/BaleaLac4.jpg/180px-BaleaLac4.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/BaleaLac4.jpg/240px-BaleaLac4.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Lake Bâlea in Făgăraș Mountains</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Detaliu_Custura_Saratii.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Challenging hiking trail"><img alt="Challenging hiking trail" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Detaliu_Custura_Saratii.jpg/120px-Detaliu_Custura_Saratii.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="110" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Detaliu_Custura_Saratii.jpg/180px-Detaliu_Custura_Saratii.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Detaliu_Custura_Saratii.jpg/240px-Detaliu_Custura_Saratii.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="920" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Challenging hiking trail</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lake_Podragu.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Podragu Lake"><img alt="Podragu Lake" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Lake_Podragu.jpg/120px-Lake_Podragu.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Lake_Podragu.jpg/180px-Lake_Podragu.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Lake_Podragu.jpg/240px-Lake_Podragu.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4272" data-file-height="2848" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Podragu Lake</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Transfagarasan_twisty_road.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Transfăgărășan alpine road"><img alt="Transfăgărășan alpine road" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Transfagarasan_twisty_road.jpg/120px-Transfagarasan_twisty_road.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Transfagarasan_twisty_road.jpg/180px-Transfagarasan_twisty_road.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Transfagarasan_twisty_road.jpg/240px-Transfagarasan_twisty_road.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2816" data-file-height="2112" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Transfăgărășan alpine road</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gory_Fogaraskie_(Fagaras_Mountains)_67.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Regular footpath in Făgăraș Mountains"><img alt="Regular footpath in Făgăraș Mountains" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Gory_Fogaraskie_%28Fagaras_Mountains%29_67.jpg/120px-Gory_Fogaraskie_%28Fagaras_Mountains%29_67.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Gory_Fogaraskie_%28Fagaras_Mountains%29_67.jpg/180px-Gory_Fogaraskie_%28Fagaras_Mountains%29_67.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Gory_Fogaraskie_%28Fagaras_Mountains%29_67.jpg/240px-Gory_Fogaraskie_%28Fagaras_Mountains%29_67.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2560" data-file-height="1920" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Regular footpath in Făgăraș Mountains </div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Custura_Saratii.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Custura Sărătii (in the center of the photo)"><img alt="Custura Sărătii (in the center of the photo)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Custura_Saratii.jpg/120px-Custura_Saratii.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Custura_Saratii.jpg/180px-Custura_Saratii.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Custura_Saratii.jpg/240px-Custura_Saratii.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Custura Sărătii (in the center of the photo)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:La_Zaplaz,_Piatra_Craiului.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="La Zaplaz landmark"><img alt="La Zaplaz landmark" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/La_Zaplaz%2C_Piatra_Craiului.jpg/90px-La_Zaplaz%2C_Piatra_Craiului.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/La_Zaplaz%2C_Piatra_Craiului.jpg/135px-La_Zaplaz%2C_Piatra_Craiului.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/La_Zaplaz%2C_Piatra_Craiului.jpg/180px-La_Zaplaz%2C_Piatra_Craiului.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2304" data-file-height="3072" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">La Zaplaz landmark</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Zarnesti.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Piatra Craiului ridge in winter"><img alt="Piatra Craiului ridge in winter" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Zarnesti.JPG/120px-Zarnesti.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Zarnesti.JPG/180px-Zarnesti.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Zarnesti.JPG/240px-Zarnesti.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Piatra Craiului ridge in winter</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Parang-21.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Landscape in Parâng Mountains"><img alt="Landscape in Parâng Mountains" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Parang-21.jpg/120px-Parang-21.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Parang-21.jpg/180px-Parang-21.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Parang-21.jpg/240px-Parang-21.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Landscape in Parâng Mountains</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Parang_mountain_image_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Parâng alpine scenery"><img alt="Parâng alpine scenery" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Parang_mountain_image_1.jpg/120px-Parang_mountain_image_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Parang_mountain_image_1.jpg/180px-Parang_mountain_image_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Parang_mountain_image_1.jpg/240px-Parang_mountain_image_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Parâng alpine scenery</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Parang-38.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Shelter in Parâng mountains"><img alt="Shelter in Parâng mountains" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Parang-38.jpg/120px-Parang-38.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Parang-38.jpg/180px-Parang-38.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Parang-38.jpg/240px-Parang-38.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Shelter in Parâng mountains</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Parang-32.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="One of many Parâng glacial lakes"><img alt="One of many Parâng glacial lakes" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Parang-32.jpg/120px-Parang-32.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Parang-32.jpg/180px-Parang-32.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Parang-32.jpg/240px-Parang-32.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">One of many Parâng glacial lakes</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jezera_v_poho%C5%99%C3%AD_Retezat.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Glacial lakes in the Retezat Mountains"><img alt="Glacial lakes in the Retezat Mountains" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Jezera_v_poho%C5%99%C3%AD_Retezat.jpg/120px-Jezera_v_poho%C5%99%C3%AD_Retezat.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Jezera_v_poho%C5%99%C3%AD_Retezat.jpg/180px-Jezera_v_poho%C5%99%C3%AD_Retezat.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Jezera_v_poho%C5%99%C3%AD_Retezat.jpg/240px-Jezera_v_poho%C5%99%C3%AD_Retezat.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2816" data-file-height="2112" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Glacial lakes in the Retezat Mountains</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Retezat-VfBucura.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Bucura Peak in the distance"><img alt="Bucura Peak in the distance" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Retezat-VfBucura.jpg/120px-Retezat-VfBucura.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Retezat-VfBucura.jpg/180px-Retezat-VfBucura.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Retezat-VfBucura.jpg/240px-Retezat-VfBucura.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2288" data-file-height="1712" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Bucura Peak in the distance</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Retezat_Mountain_-_Retezat_Peak_04.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Sunset on Retezat Peak"><img alt="Sunset on Retezat Peak" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Retezat_Mountain_-_Retezat_Peak_04.JPG/120px-Retezat_Mountain_-_Retezat_Peak_04.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Retezat_Mountain_-_Retezat_Peak_04.JPG/180px-Retezat_Mountain_-_Retezat_Peak_04.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Retezat_Mountain_-_Retezat_Peak_04.JPG/240px-Retezat_Mountain_-_Retezat_Peak_04.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Sunset on Retezat Peak</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Chata_u_Bucury.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Salvamont shelter in Retezat"><img alt="Salvamont shelter in Retezat" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Chata_u_Bucury.jpg/120px-Chata_u_Bucury.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Chata_u_Bucury.jpg/180px-Chata_u_Bucury.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Chata_u_Bucury.jpg/240px-Chata_u_Bucury.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2816" data-file-height="2112" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Salvamont shelter in Retezat</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Retezat_Mountain_-_Spring_Waterfall_02.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Waterfall in Retezat National Park"><img alt="Waterfall in Retezat National Park" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Retezat_Mountain_-_Spring_Waterfall_02.JPG/120px-Retezat_Mountain_-_Spring_Waterfall_02.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Retezat_Mountain_-_Spring_Waterfall_02.JPG/180px-Retezat_Mountain_-_Spring_Waterfall_02.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Retezat_Mountain_-_Spring_Waterfall_02.JPG/240px-Retezat_Mountain_-_Spring_Waterfall_02.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3872" data-file-height="2592" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Waterfall in Retezat National Park</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lacul_Bucura.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Bucura Lake"><img alt="Bucura Lake" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Lacul_Bucura.jpg/120px-Lacul_Bucura.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Lacul_Bucura.jpg/180px-Lacul_Bucura.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Lacul_Bucura.jpg/240px-Lacul_Bucura.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2816" data-file-height="2112" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Bucura Lake</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southern_Carpathians&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Romanian_Carpathians" title="Romanian Carpathians">Romanian Carpathians</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Divisions_of_the_Carpathians" title="Divisions of the Carpathians">Divisions of the Carpathians</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iron_Gates" title="Iron Gates">Iron Gates</a>, at the South-Western end</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prahova_Valley" title="Prahova Valley">Prahova Valley</a>, at the Eastern end</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southern_Carpathians&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Comănescu, Laura, & Alexandru Nedelea. 2016. 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