| a mountain range in S Romania, forming a SW extension of the Carpathian Mountains. Highest peak, Mt. Negoiul, 8345 ft. (2544 m). |
| Transylvanian Alps A range of the southern Carpathian Mountains extending across central Romania and rising to 2,544.6 m (8,343 ft). |
Transylvanian Alps
mountainous region of south-central Romania. It consists of that section of the Carpathian Mountain arc from the Prahova River valley (east) to the gap in which flow the Timis and Cerna rivers.
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