Kučaj mountains

Kučaj mountains
Kučaj mountains Central Serbia
Location
Range	Serbian Carpathians
Coordinates	44°04′48″N 21°49′41″E / 44.08000°N 21.82806°E / 44.08000; 21.82806Coordinates: 44°04′48″N 21°49′41″E / 44.08000°N 21.82806°E / 44.08000; 21.82806

Kučaj mountains (Serbian: Kučajske planine, Кучајске планине) is a mountain range in eastern Serbia. Its highest peak, Velika Tresta has an altitude of 1284 metres above sea level.^[1] They belong to Serbian extension of Carpathians. Kučaj separates the valleys of Great Morava and Timok.

The area is a plateau in form, of complex tectonic and morphological structure, subdivided by the river valleys. Because of the exceptional natural features, the region is declared as a nature park.^[2]

References

^ solair.eunet.rs
^ Kučaj mountains, Serbia Travel

Divisions, Groups, and Ranges of the Carpathian Mountains

Western Carpathians

Inner Western	Slovak Ore Mountains Fatra-Tatra Area Slovak Central Mountains Lučenec-Košice Depression Mátra-Slanec Area and North Hungarian Mountains

Outer Western	South-Moravian Carpathians Central Moravian Carpathians Slovak-Moravian Carpathians West-Beskidian Piedmont Western Beskids Central Beskids Eastern Beskids Podhale-Magura Area

Map indicating the main divisions of the Carpathian Mountains

Eastern Carpathians

Inner Eastern	Vihorlat-Gutin Area Bistrița Mountains Căliman-Harghita Mountains Giurgeu-Braşov Depression

Outer Eastern	Central Beskidian Piedmont Low Beskids Eastern Beskids and the Ukrainian Carpathians Moldavian-Muntenian Carpathians

Southern Carpathians

Romanian Western Carpathians

Serbian Carpathians

Transylvanian Plateau (disputed)

Outer Carpathian depressions

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Last modified on 8 March 2013, at 14:58