Beskids
The Beskids or Beskid Mountains (Polish: Beskidy, Czech: Beskydy, Slovak: Beskydy, Rusyn: Бескиды (Beskydŷ), Ukrainian: Бескиди (Beskydy)) are a series of mountain ranges in the Carpathians, stretching from the Czech Republic in the west along the border of Poland with Slovakia up to Ukraine in the east.
| Beskids | |
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Eastern Beskids in Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Babia Góra |
| Elevation | 1,725 m (5,659 ft) |
| Coordinates | 48°09′36″N 24°30′01″E |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 600 km (370 mi) |
| Width | 70 km (43 mi) |
| Naming | |
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| Geography | |
| Countries | Poland, Slovakia, Czech Republic and Ukraine |
| Regions | Silesia, Lesser Poland, Moravia and Carpathian Ruthenia |
| Parent range | Western and Eastern Carpathians |
| Borders on | Sudetes and Tatra Mountains |
The highest mountain in the Beskids is Babia Góra, at 1,725 m metres (5,659 ft).
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