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Gorgany

Mountain range in Western Ukraine

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Gorgany (Ukrainian: Ґорґани) is a mountain rangeinWestern UkraineinOuter Eastern Carpathians,^[1] adjacent to Chornohora range. The highest peak of Gorgany is Syvulia (1,836 m) with the other high peaks including Ihrovyshche, Vysoka [uk] (1,804 m), Lopushna [uk] (1,772 m) and Grofa. The mountains are made of flysch rock, mostly sandstone, which create typical for Gorgany debris fields (local names: gorgan, grekhot). They are bordered by the Mizunka River and Vyshkiv Pass in the west and the Prut River and Yablunytsia Pass in the east.

Gorgany are the least populated part of the Ukrainian Carpathians. The western parts of Gorgany are inhabited by Boykos, whose primary occupation is herding and timber exploitation. The major towns in the area include Vorokhta and Yaremche.

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  Syvulia
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  Debris field (gorgan)
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  Pink morning in the Gorgany mountains, Ukraine.
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  Lake at Arshytsia Range
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  Central Gorgany

48°30′N 24°00′E / 48.500°N 24.000°E / 48.500; 24.000

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