Southern Carpathians

Southern Carpathians
Romanian: Carpații Meridionali, Serbian: Јужни Карпати
Negoiu Peak (2535m)
Highest point
Peak	Moldoveanu
Elevation	2,544 m (8,346 ft)
Coordinates	45°30′N 24°15′E / 45.500°N 24.250°E / 45.500; 24.250Coordinates: 45°30′N 24°15′E / 45.500°N 24.250°E / 45.500; 24.250
Geography
Location of the Southern Carpathians in Romania
Countries	Romania and Serbia
Geology
Orogeny	Alpine orogeny
Age of rock	Mostly Triassic

The Southern Carpathians (also known as the Transylvanian Alps;Romanian: Carpații Meridionali [karˈpat͡siː meridioˈnalʲ], Serbian: Јужни Карпати/Južni Karpati, Hungarian: Déli-Kárpátok) are a group of mountain ranges that divide central and southern Romania, on one side, and Serbia, on the other. They cover the part of the Carpathian Mountains located between the Prahova River in the east and the Timiș and Cerna Rivers in the west. To the south they are bounded by the Balkan mountain range.

The Southern Carpathian are the second highest group of mountains in the Carpathian Mountain range (after Tatra), reaching heights of over 2,500 meters. Although considerably smaller than the Alps, they are classified as having an alpine landscape. Their high mountain character, combined with great accessibility, makes them popular with tourists and scientists.