Moldavian-Muntenian Carpathians
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The Moldavian-Muntenian Carpathians are a group of mountain ranges in
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. These ranges are considered part of the
Outer Eastern Carpathians Divisions of the Carpathians are a categorization of the Carpathian mountains system. Below is a detailed overview of the major subdivisions and ranges of the Carpathian Mountains. The Carpathians are a "subsystem" of a bigger Alps-Himalaya Sy ...
. Within Romania, however, it is traditional to divide the Eastern Romanian Carpathians (in
Romanian Romanian may refer to: *anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania **Romanians, an ethnic group **Romanian language, a Romance language *** Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language ** Romanian cuisine, tradition ...
, ''Munții Carpați Orientali'') into three geographical groups, instead in Outer and Inner Eastern Carpathians: * North: Carpathians of Maramureș and Bukovina (''Munții Carpați ai Maramureșului și Bucovinei'') - MMB; * Centre: Moldavian-Transylvanian Carpathians (''Munții Carpați Moldo-Transilvani'') - MMT; * South:
Curvature Carpathians The Sub Carpathians of Curvature, ''Ciucaș'', or Curvature Carpathians ( ro, Carpații de Curbură, hu, Kárpátkanyar), are located between the Trotuș and Slănic (Buzău), Slănic rivers in Romania. They are a range of high hills (800–90 ...
(''Munții Carpați de Curbură'') - MC; The Eastern Romanian (Oriental) Carpathians include: * Ridges of Bukovina (RO: ''Obcinele Bucovinei''), i.e. Obcina Mare (''Great Ridge''), Obcina Mestecăniș (''Mestecăniș Ridge'') and Obcina Feredeului (''Feredeu Ridge''). In Romania these are considered part of the northern Carpathians of
Maramureș or Marmaroshchyna ( ro, Maramureș ; uk, Мармарощина, Marmaroshchyna; hu, Máramaros) is a geographical, historical and cultural region in northern Romania and western Ukraine. It is situated in the northeastern Carpathians, alon ...
and Bukovina (''Munții Carpați ai Maramureșului și Bucovinei'') * Stânișoara Mountains (RO: ''Munții Stânișoarei''). In Romania considered part of the central Carpathians of
Moldavia Moldavia ( ro, Moldova, or , literally "The Country of Moldavia"; in Romanian Cyrillic alphabet, Romanian Cyrillic: or ; chu, Землѧ Молдавскаѧ; el, Ἡγεμονία τῆς Μολδαβίας) is a historical region and for ...
and
Transylvania Transylvania ( ro, Ardeal or ; hu, Erdély; german: Siebenbürgen) is a historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and south its natural border is the Carpathian Mountains, and to the west the Ap ...
(''Munții Carpați Moldo-Transilvani''), or "MMT" *
Tarcău Mountains The Tarcău Mountains ( ro, Munții Tarcău, hu, Tarkő-hegység) are a mountain range, part of the Moldavian-Muntenian Carpathians of the Outer Eastern Carpathians. The range is located between the latitudes 46°25′ and 46°57′ N and bet ...
(RO: ''Munții Tarcăului''). MMT * Comănești Depression (RO: ''Depresiunea Comănești'') MMT * Nemira Mountains (RO: ''Munții Nemira'') MMT * Ciuc Mountains (RO: ''Munții Ciucului''), including the Bodoc Mountains (RO: ''Munții Bodocului''), MMT * Bârsa Mountains (RO: ''Munții Bârsei''),in Romania considered part of the
Curvature Carpathians The Sub Carpathians of Curvature, ''Ciucaș'', or Curvature Carpathians ( ro, Carpații de Curbură, hu, Kárpátkanyar), are located between the Trotuș and Slănic (Buzău), Slănic rivers in Romania. They are a range of high hills (800–90 ...
, or "MC" * Ciucaș Mountains (RO: ''Munții Ciucaș''), MC *
Baiu Mountains The Baiu Mountains ( ro, Munții/Muntele Baiu/Baiul/Baiului/Munții Gârbova, hu, Baj-hegység) are mountains in central Romania, a few kilometers south of Brașov. Within traditional Romanian classification the Baiu Mountains belong to the ...
(RO:''Munții Baiului'' or ''Munții Gârbova'') MC *
Buzău Mountains The Buzău Mountains are a set of six mountains ranges in Romania which are part of the Curvature Carpathians region of the Outer Eastern Carpathians. These six mountain ranges are as follows: * * * * * *. The Penteleu and Ivănețu Massifs are ...
(RO: ''Munții Buzăului''), MC *
Vrancea Mountains The Vrancea Mountains ( ro, Munții Vrancei) are a mountain range in the Curvature Carpathians in Romania. Located mostly in western Vrancea County, they also cover parts of Bacău, Buzău, and Covasna counties. The highest peak is , at . To ...
(RO: ''Munții Vrancei''), MC {{coord missing, Romania Mountain ranges of Romania Mountain ranges of the Eastern Carpathians