query: located_on_terrain_feature pieniny
supports: Pieniny is a mountain range in the south of Poland and the north of Slovakia . The Pieniny mountain range is divided into three parts -- Pieniny Spiskie ( Slovak : Spišské Pieniny ) and Pieniny Waciwe ( Slovak : Centrálne Pieniny ) in Poland ; and , Mae Pieniny ( English : Lesser or Little Pieniny ; Slovak : Malé Pieniny ) in Poland and Slovakia . The Pieniny mountains consist mainly of the limestone and dolomite rock strata . The most famous peak , Trzy Korony ( Three Crowns ) , is 982 metres high . It is also the summit of the Three Crowns Massif . Pieniny 's highest peak -- Wysoka ( Polish ) ; Vysoké Skalky ( Slovak ) -- reaches 1,050 metres above sea level . Pieniny mountains formed at the bottom of the sea in several geological epochs . They were folded and raised in Upper Cretaceous . At the beginning of the Paleogene geologic period a second wave of tectonic movements took place causing a further shift . The third wave of movements during the Paleogene and Neogene resulted in a more complex tectonic structure . At the same time erosion resulted in stripping of the outer mantle rocks and further modeling of terrain . Peaks were built from weather resistant Jurassic rocks , mainly limestone . Valleys and passes were created from softer and more susceptible to weathering rocks of Cretaceous and Paleogene periods . Caves are few and rather small . By contrast , rivers and streams are often deeply indented in the rock , creating approximately 15 ravines and gorges . The most famous gorges of the Pieniny mountains are the Dunajec River Gorge in Pieniny National Park and the Homole Ravine ( Polish : Wwóz Homole ) . Hills along the northern border of Pieniny are of volcanic origin . A mountain is a large landform that stretches above the surrounding land in a limited area, usually in the form of a peak. A mountain is generally steeper than a hill. 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answer: carpathian mountains