Eastern Carpathians

The Eastern Carpathians rise above the headwaters of the Tisza and Prut in a chain of wooded ridges and high pastures. The Chornohora range includes Hoverla and several neighbouring summits above two thousand metres. Spruce forests cover the upper slopes, giving way to shrubs and open mountain meadows. Glacial hollows hold small lakes, while streams descend on opposite sides of the watershed towards the Danube and the Dniester country.