Opawskie Mountains
Mountain range in the Czech Republic and Poland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Opawskie Mountains (Polish: Góry Opawskie, German: Oppagebirge) or Zlatohorská Highlands / Zlaté Hory Highlands (Czech: Zlatohorská vrchovina, German: Zuckmanteler Bergland) are a mountain range of the Eastern Sudetes in the Czech Republic and Poland.
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Opawskie Mountains/ Zlatohorská (Zlaté Hory) Highlands | |
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Highest point | |
Peak | Příčný vrch |
Elevation | 975 m (3,199 ft) |
Coordinates | 50°13′12″N 17°23′2″E |
Geography | |
Countries | Czech Republic and Poland |
Regions | Olomouc Region (CZ), Moravian-Silesian Region (CZ) and Opole Voivodeship (PL) |
Range coordinates | 50°17′N 17°27′E |
Parent range | Eastern Sudetes |
Borders on | Golden Mountains and Hrubý Jeseník |
Geology | |
Orogeny | Caledonian orogeny |
Age of rock | Devonian and Carboniferous (Tournaisian-Viséan) |
Type of rock | Metamorphic rocks (gneiss, amphibolite, quartzite, phyllite), Granite and Culm Measures |
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