Podhale-Magura Area
| Podhale-Magura Area | |
|---|---|
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Podhôľno-magurská oblasť (sk) Obniżenie Orawsko-Podhalańskie (pl) | |
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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 / 49.29806°N 19.69194°ECoordinates: 49°17′53″N 19°41′31″E / 49.29806°N 19.69194°E |
| Geography | |
 Podhale-Magura Area ranges (marked in red) within the Outer Western Carpathians | |
| Countries | Slovakia and Poland |
| Regions | Žilina, Prešov and Lesser Poland |
| Parent range | Outer Western Carpathians |
| Borders on | Central Beskids, (Polish) Western Beskids, Eastern Beskids and Fatra-Tatra Area |
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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.
Subdivision
The Podhale-Magura Area consists of:
- Skorušina Mountains (SK: Skorušinské vrchy) + Spiš-Gubałówka Piedmont (PL: Pogórze Spisko-Gubałowskie)
- Sub-Tatra Furrow (SK: Podtatranská brázda, PL: Rów Podtatrzański)
- Spiš Magura (SK: Spišská Magura) + Spiš-Gubałówka Piedmont (PL: Pogórze Spisko-Gubałowskie)
- Levoča Mountains (SK: Levočské vrchy), with its highest point, Čierna hora (Black Mountain), 1,289 metres
- Bachureň (SK)
- Spiš-Šariš Intermontane (SK: Spišsko-šarišské medzihorie)
- Šariš Highlands (SK: Šarišská vrchovina)
- Orava Basin (SK: Oravská kotlina) + Orava-Nowy Targ Basin (PL: Kotlina Orawsko-Nowotarska)
The adjacent Pieniny range is sometimes considered part of the Podhale-Magura Area; otherwise considered as part of the Eastern Beskids.
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