Pannonian island mountains
Detailed map of the south-eastern part of Pannonian Sea during the Miocene Epoch showing FruÅ¡ka Gora and VrÅ¡ac Mountains (VrÅ¡aÄki Breg) as a sea islands.
The Pannonian island mountains (Serbian: Panonske ostrvske planine, ПанонÑке оÑтрвÑке планине, Croatian: Panonske otoÄne planine, is a name for mountains located in the southern Pannonian Plain, in the Serbian province of Vojvodina. They include FruÅ¡ka Gora and VrÅ¡ac Mountains. In prehistoric times, these mountains were islands of the ancient Pannonian Sea that disappeared about 600,000 years ago. Also, the mountains in region of Slavonia, in Croatia, like Papuk, Psunj, PožeÅ¡ka Gora, Krndija and Dilj were islands of Pannonian Sea.
References
- Dragan Rodić, Geografija za I ili III razred srednje škole, Zavod za udžbenike i nastavna sredstva, Beograd, 1995.
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