Transylvanian Plateau
The Transylvanian Plateau (Romanian: Podișul Transilvaniei; Hungarian: Erdélyi-medence) is a plateau in central Romania.
Description
The plateau lies within and takes its name from the historical region of
It is improperly called a plateau, for it does not possess extensive plains, but is formed of a network of valleys of various size, ravines and canyons, united together by numerous small mountain ranges, which attain a height of 150–250 m (490–820 ft) above the altitude of the valley.[1]
The plateau has a continental climate. Temperature varies a great deal in the course of a year, with warm summers contrasted by very cold winters. Vast forests cover parts of the plateau and the mountains. The mean elevation is 300–500 m (980–1,640 ft).
Subdivisions
The Transylvanian Plateau is divided into three areas:
- Someș Plateau (Podișul Someșan or Podișul Someșelor); the northern part.
- Transylvanian Plain (Câmpia Transilvaniei); the central part.
- Târnava Plateau (Podișul Târnavelor); the southern part.
The Transylvanian Plain is also hilly (400–600 m), but because the area is almost completely cultivated it is called a plain.[2]
The Transylvanian Basin
The Transylvanian Basin (Romanian: Depresiunea colinară a Transilvaniei) includes the Transylvanian Plateau and the peripheral areas towards the Carpathian Mountains, which have a different character than the plateau.[2] The basin is the main production site of Romania's methane. It also contains a salt dome.[3]
See also
References
- ^ public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Transylvanian Mountains". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 212. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the
- ^ a b "Depresiunea Colinară a Transilvaniei, Podișul Transilvaniei". www.gimnaziu.info (in Romanian). Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ISBN 978-90-73834-27-9.
External links
- "Country Information on Romania". archive.soschildrensvillages.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2006-01-27. Retrieved 2018-01-24.