 These varied relief forms spread rather symmetrically from the Carpathian Mountains, which reach elevations of more than 2,500 meters, to the Danube Delta, which is just a few meters above sea level.The arc of the Carpathians extends over 1,000 kilometers through the center of the country, covering an area of 71,000 square kilometers.These mountains are of low to medium altitude and are no wider than 100 kilometers.