Retezat-Godeanu Mountains group

Bucura Lake, the largest glacial lake in Romania
Glacial lakes in the Retezat Mountains

The Retezat–Godeanu mountain group is a subgroup of mountains in the Southern Carpathians, Romania. It is named after the highest mountains in the group, the Retezat Mountains.

Boundaries

The Retezat–Godeanu group of mountains is bounded:

  • in the east, by the Jiu River;
  • in the west, by the Timiș-Cerna Gap (the Cerna River and the Timiș River);
  • in the north, by the Bistra River and the Hațeg depression.

Mountains

  • Retezat Mountains (Munții Retezat; literally: Hewed Mountains)
  • Godeanu Mountains (Munții Godeanu)
  • Vâlcan Mountains (Munții Vâlcan)
  • Mehedinți Mountains (Munții Mehendinţi)
  • Cerna Mountains (Munții Cernei)
  • Țarcu Mountains (Munții Țarcu; literally: Pen Mountains)

See also

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