Geomorphological division of Slovakia
The Geomorphological division of Slovakia takes place in a hierarchical form, the main division is performed within the Alpine - Himalayan system into the subsystems of the Carpathians and the Pannonian Basin. These subsystems are further divided into provinces, and territories subprovinces.
About two-thirds of the territory is covered by the Carpathian Mountains. Slovakia has this proportion to both the Western and the Eastern Carpathians. Both are divided into interior and exterior of the Carpathians.
About one- third of the country consists of plains that belong to the Pannonian Basin. On the west, Slovakia share of the Vienna Basin. To the southwest lies the Danube lowland ( Podunajská nížina ). Both lowlands are part of the Little Hungarian Plain. And situated in the southeast of the country East Slovak Lowland ( Východoslovenská nížina ), however, is part of the Great Hungarian Plain.
The following more detailed breakdown plays in Slovakia at local and landscape features a pretty significant role.
Carpathian Mountains ( Karpaty Slow ) ( subsystem )
Western Carpathians ( Karpaty Západné ) ( Province)
Inner Western Carpathians ( Karpaty Vnútorné Západné ) ( sub-province )
Slovenské rudohorie ( Slovak Ore Mountains ) ( Region)
- Veporské Hills
- Spišskogemerský kras
- Stolické Hills
- Revúcka Highlands
- Slovenský kras ( Slovak Karst )
- Volovské Hills
- Čierna hora
- Rožňavská kotlina
Fatransko - Tatranská oblasť ( Fatra - Tatra Area)
- Malé Karpaty ( Small Carpathians)
- Považský Inovec ( Inowetz )
- Tribeč ( Tribetzgebirge )
- Strážovské hills
- Žiar
- Malá Fatra ( Lesser Fatra )
- Velka Fatra ( Great Fatra )
- Starohorské Hills
- Chočské Hills
- Tatry (Tatra )
- Low Tatras (Lower Tatras )
- Kozie chrbty
- Branisko
- Žilinská kotlina ( Žilina Basin)
- Hornonitrianska kotlina
- Turčianska kotlina ( Turzbecken )
- Podtatranská kotlina
- Hornádska kotlina
- Horehronské podolie
Slovenské stredohorie ( Slovak highlands) ( Region)
- Vtáčnik ( Bird Mountain )
- Pohronský Inovec
- Štiavnica Hills ( Selmec mountains )
- Kremnicke Hills ( Kremnica Hills )
- Polana
- Ostrôžky
- Javorie
- Krupinská planina
- Zvolenska kotlina
- Pliešovská kotlina
- Žiarska kotlina
Lučensko - zníženina Košice ( Kassa Loschontz - sink) ( Region)
- Bodvianska pahorkatina
- Juhoslovenská kotlina
- Košická kotlina
Matransko - Slánská oblasť ( Mátra-Slanec-Gebiet/Nördliches Hungarian Central Mountains )
- Burda
- Cerová Highlands
- Slanské Hills
- Zemplínske Hills
Outer Western Carpathians ( Karpaty Vonkajšie Západné ) ( sub-province )
Slovensko - Moravské Karpaty ( Slovak -Moravian Carpathians ) ( Region)
- Biele Karpaty (White Carpathians)
- Javorníky ( Javorník Mountains )
- Myjavská pahorkatina
- Považské podolie
Západné Beskydy ( Západné Beskydy ) ( Region)
- Moravsko - sliezske Beskydy ( Moravian- Silesian Beskids )
- Turzovská Highlands
- Jablunkovské medzihorie
Stredné Beskids ( Beskid Medium ) ( Region)
- Kysucké Beskydy
- Oravské Beskydy (along with Kysucké Beskydy German Saybuscher Beskydy, Polish Beskid Żywiec )
- Kysucká Highlands
- Podbeskydská Brázda
- Podbeskydská Highlands
- Orava Magura ( Arwaer Magura )
- Orava Highlands
Východné Beskydy ( Bieszczady ) ( Region)
- Pieniny ( Pieniny )
- Ľubovnianska Highlands
- Čergov
Podhôľno - Magurská oblasť ( Podhale - Magura - area )
- Skorušinské Hills
- Podtatranská Brázda
- Spišská Magura ( Zipser Magura )
- Levočské Hills ( Levočské mountains )
- Bachureň
- Spišsko - Šarišské medzihorie
- Šarišská Highlands ( Saddle Roscher Bergland )
- Orava kotlina
Eastern Carpathians ( Karpaty Východné ) ( Province)
Inner Eastern Carpathians ( Karpaty Vnútorné Východné ) ( sub-province )
Vihorlatsko - gutínska oblasť ( Vihorlat - Gutin area)
- Vihorlatské Hills
Outer Eastern Carpathians ( Karpaty Vonkajšie Východné ) ( sub-province )
Poloniny ( Carpathian Forest ) (territorial )
- Bukovské Hills
Nizke Beskydy ( Low Beskid ) ( Region)
- Busov
- Ondavská Highlands
- Laborecká Highlands
- Beskydské predhorie
Pannonian Basin ( Panonska panva ) ( subsystem )
Západopanónska panva ( Westpannonisches pool) (Province)
Vienna Basin ( Viedenská kotlina ) ( sub-province )
Záhorská nížina ( Zahorie Lowland ) ( Region)
- Borská nížina
- Chvojnická pahorkatina
Juhomoravská panva ( South Moravian basin) ( Region)
- Dolnomoravský úval
Malá Dunajská kotlina ( Little Hungarian Plain ) ( sub-province )
Podunajská nížina ( Danubian Lowland ) ( Region)
- Podunajská pahorkatina
- Podunajská rovina
Východopanónska panva ( Ostpannonisches pool) (Province)
VeLka Dunajská kotlina ( Great Hungarian Plain ) ( sub-province )
Východoslovenská nížina ( East Slovak Lowland ) ( Region)
- Východoslovenská pahorkatina
- Východoslovenská rovina
Terminology
Terminology (see for example ):
- Oblasť = area
- Systém = sústava = System
- ( sub) provincia = ( Sub) province
- Nížina = lowland, lowland ( 0-200 / 300 meters above sea level)
- Vysočina = highlands ( about 200/300 meters above sea level )
- (cca height difference. 0 - 30 m) = rovina level
- Pahorkatina = hills (height difference cca 30 -. 100/150 m)
- Bergland = uplands (height difference cca 100/150 -. 300/310 m)
- Hornatina = mountainous country (height difference cca 300/310 -. 600/640 m)
- Veľhornatina = high mountain area (cca height difference. above 600/640 m)
- Planina = about: plateau, plateau ( a relatively higher ground " plošina ", especially in a mountain or mountainous country )
- Plošina = about: Plateau (not just in the mountains)
- Zníženina = depresia = depression, depression
- Panva = pool
- Kotlina = boiler ( in Dt. often :) basin
- úval = valley floor
- Brána = gate
- Tabula = panel (country)
- Podhorie = foothills
- Brázda = furrow
- Hills = mountains
- Pohorie = Mountains
- Kras karst =