Polonynian Beskids or Polonyne Beskids (; ) is a geological group of mountain ranges of the Eastern Beskids, within the Outer Eastern Carpathians. It is one of two parallel mountain ridges of the Eastern Beskids, situated in western parts of modern Ukraine. They are stretching parallel to the Wooded Beskids on the northeast, and Vihorlat-Gutin Area to the southwest.Encyclopedia of Ukraine: Polonynian Beskyd
The name of this mountain range is derived from Slavic term polonyna, designating a particular type of montane meadows, characteristic for those parts of the Carpathians. Thus, the very term polonyne or polonynian Beskids translates as Meadowed Beskids. In Polish and Ukrainian terminology, this range is most commonly called the "Polonynian Beskids" (; ), while in Slovakia it is also defined in a much wider sense, under the local term Poloniny (). The territorial scope of all those terms varies in accordance to different classifications and traditions.
Subdivisions
Polonynian Beskids include:
Smooth Polonyna (PL: Połonina Równa; UK: Полонина Рівна) → c6 Polonyna Borzhava (PL: Połonina Borżawska; UK: Полонина Боржава) → c7 Polonyna Kuk (PL: Połonina Kuk; UK: Полонина Кук) → c8 Red Polonyna (PL: Połonina Czerwona; UK: Полонина Красна)→ c9 Svydovets (PL: Świdowiec; UK: Свидівець) → c10 Chornohora (PL: Czarnohora; UK: Чорногора) → c11 Hrynyavy Mountains (PL: Połoniny Hryniawskie; UK: Гриняви) → c12
See also
Divisions of the Carpathians Wooded Carpathians Ukrainian Carpathians Polonyna (montane meadow)
References
Sources
External links
Encyclopedia of Ukraine: Beskyds Encyclopedia of Ukraine: Inner Carpathian Valley Encyclopedia of Ukraine: Volcanic Ukrainian Carpathians Encyclopedia of Ukraine: Borzhava Encyclopedia of Ukraine: Krasna Encyclopedia of Ukraine: Svydivets Encyclopedia of Ukraine: Chornohora Carpathian Mountains: Division (map)