Page "Geography of Romania" Paragraph 13

Romania's Carpathians are differentiated into three ranges: the Eastern Carpathians, the Southern Carpathians or Transylvanian Alps, and the Western Carpathians.

Each of these ranges has important distinguishing features.

The Eastern Carpathians are composed of three parallel ridges that run from northwest to southeast.

The westernmost ridge is an extinct volcanic range with many preserved cones and craters.

The range has many large depressions, in the largest of which the city of Braşov is situated.

Important mining and industrial centers as well as agricultural areas are found within these depressions.

The Eastern Carpathians are covered with forests — some 32 percent of the country's woodlands are there.

They also contain important ore deposits, including gold and silver, and their mineral water springs feed numerous health resorts.