Western Beskidian Foothills
- Pogórze Zachodniobeskidzkie (Polish)
- Západobeskydské podhůří (Czech)
Western Beskidian Foothills, marked in red and labeled with letter D
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
- Moravian-Silesian Foothills, marked in red and labeled with D1
- Silesian Foothills, marked in red and labeled with D2
- Wieliczka Foothills, marked in red and labeled with D3
- Wiśnicz Foothills, marked in red and labeled with D4
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