Western Beskidian Foothills

Western Beskidian Foothills
Wiśnicki Foothills, southern Poland
Highest point
Peak	Skalka
Elevation	964 m (3,163 ft)
Coordinates	49°33′12″N 18°17′54″E / 49.55333°N 18.29833°E / 49.55333; 18.29833
Naming
Native name	Pogórze Zachodniobeskidzkie (Polish) Západobeskydské podhůří (Czech)
Geography
Western Beskidian Foothills, marked in red and labeled with letter D
Countries	Czech Republic and Poland
Regions	Moravia, Czech Silesia and Lesser Poland
Parent range	Outer Western Carpathians
Borders on	Western Beskids and Central Beskidian Piedmont

The Western Beskidian Foothills (Czech: Západobeskydské podhůří, Polish: Pogórze Zachodniobeskidzkie) is a geological region in the northeastern corner of the Czech Republic and extending into southern Poland. The relatively modest foothills are considered part of the Outer Western Carpathians.

Subdivision

The Western Beskidian Foothills consists of four subranges (from west to east):

• Moravian-Silesian Foothills (Czech: Podbeskydská pahorkatina, Polish: Pogórze Śląsko-Morawskie)
• Silesian Foothills (Polish: Pogórze Śląskie)
• Wieliczka Foothills (Polish: Pogórze Wielickie)
• Wiśnicz Foothills (Polish: Pogórze Wiśnickie)

See also

• Beskids
• Western Beskids
• Western Carpathians
• Outer Subcarpathian regions

Literature

• Földvary, Gábor Z. (1988). Geology of the Carpathian Region. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Company. ISBN 9789813103825.

Maps

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  Moravian-Silesian Foothills, marked in red and labeled with D1
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  Silesian Foothills, marked in red and labeled with D2
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  Wieliczka Foothills, marked in red and labeled with D3
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  Wiśnicz Foothills, marked in red and labeled with D4

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This page was last edited on 28 February 2022, at 09:45