Pip Ivan (Maramureș) Explained
Pip Ivan (Ukrainian: Піп Іван, Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Pop Ivan) is a peak in the Maramureș region on the Ukrainian-Romanian border, with a height of 1938m (6,358feet) above sea level.[1]
References
- Географічна енциклопедія України: в 3-х томах / Редколегія: О. М. Маринич (відпов. ред.) та ін. — К.: «Українська радянська енциклопедія» імені М. П. Бажана, 1989.
- Highest peaks of Carpathians
Notes and References
- Travaux du Muséum d'histoire naturelle "Grigore Antipa." 1996. The Maramureș Mountains are extended from the Bistrița Valley to the frontier, on the right bank of the Vișeu river, and consist of a broad, fragmented summit, oriented South-East, North-West. From the geological viewpoint the territory is very varied, with crystalline schists at summit Pop-Ivan (1937m (6,355feet)) pierced by eruptive rocks (Toroioaga, 1930m (6,330feet)) or Mesozoic basalts from the zone of Farcău (1957m (6,421feet)) and Mihăileț (1918m (6,293feet)). There are Cretacic sediments, gritstone, limestones, conglomerates, ...
