Lower Beskids | |
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Polish: Beskid Niski Slovak: Nízke Beskydy | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Busov (Slovakia) |
Elevation | 1,002 m (3,287 ft) |
Coordinates | 49°29′00″N 22°40′04″E / 49.48333°N 22.66778°ECoordinates: 49°29′00″N 22°40′04″E / 49.48333°N 22.66778°E |
Dimensions | |
Length | 120 km (75 mi) west-east |
Width | 50–70 km (30–40 mi) north-south |
Area | 7,000 km2 (2,700 sq mi) |
Geography | |
Countries | Poland and Slovakia |
Parent range | Outer Western Carpathians |
Borders on |
Doły Jasielsko Sanockie, Bieszczady Mountains, Pogórze Bukowskie, Bukovské vrchy, Vihorlat Mountains, Eastern Slovak Lowland, Slanské vrchy, Čergov, Ľubovnianska vrchovina |
Geology | |
Type of rock | granite, gneiss, limestone |
The Low Beskids or Lower Beskids (Polish: Beskid Niski, Slovak: Nízke Beskydy), are one of the Beskids mountain ranges in the Outer Eastern Carpathians in southeastern Poland and northeastern Slovakia. Is a hilly region in Prešov Region, Sanok County and Jasło County, between Busov, Ondavská vrchovina, Laborecká vrchovina, Beskydské predhorie in Slovakia, Beskid Sądecki, Pogórze Bukowskie and Bieszczady near the river Wisłoka, Wisłok and Osława in Poland. The mountain has two separate summits, one of 1,002 (Busov) and one of 997 metres (Lackowa). The Low Beskids separating the East from the Western Carpathians.
Original flora and fauna was preserved because of the area's remoteness. The mountain range is covered with beech forests. The area is protected by Magurski National Park and Jaśliski Park Krajobrazowy. Animals living in this reserve are, amongst others, black storks, deers and wolves.