Pannonian island mountains

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The Pannonian island mountains (Serbian: Панонске острвске планине / Panonske ostrvske planine, Croatian: Panonske otočne planine) is a term for isolated mountains scattered across the Pannonian Plain, chiefly its western and southern parts, in Hungary, Serbia and Croatia. In prehistoric times, these mountains were islands of the ancient Pannonian Sea that disappeared about 600,000 years ago.

Approximate extent of the Pannonian Sea during the Miocene Epoch. Current borders and settlements superimposed for reference.

The island mountains include:

Croatia[1]
Transdanubian Mountains in Hungary
Hungary[2]
Serbia (autonomous province of Vojvodina)[3]

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