Western Beskids
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The Western Beskids (in the Czech, Západní Beskydy; in Slovak, Západné Beskydy; in Polish, Beskidy Zachodnie) are a set of mountain ranges spanning the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Poland.
Traditionally the Western Beskids are part of the Beskids, a term that differs according to historical and linguistic heritage. Geologically the Western Beskids are part of the Outer Western Carpathians.
The Western Beskids consist of the following sets of mountain ranges:
- Hostýn-Vsetín Mountains (CZ: Hostýnsko-vsetínská hornatina)
- Moravian-Silesian Beskids (CZ: Moravskoslezské Beskydy, SK: Moravsko-sliezske Beskydy)
- Turzovka Highlands (SK: Turzovská vrchovina)
- Jablunkov Furrow (CZ: Jablunkovská brázda)
- Rožnov Furrow (CZ: Rožnovská brázda)
- Jablunkov Intermontane (SK: Jablunkovské medzihorie, CZ: Jablunkovské mezihoří)
- Silesian Beskids (PL: Beskid Śląski, CZ: Slezské Beskydy)
- Żywiec Basin (PL: Kotlina Żywiecka)
- Little Beskids (Beskid Mały)
- Maków Beskids (Beskid Makowski)
- Island Beskids (Beskid Wyspowy)
- Gorce
- (?)Rabka Basin (Kotlina Rabczańska)
- Sącz Basin (Kotlina Sądecka)
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