, ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁Pad an ▁P lain , ▁between ▁Al ps ▁and ▁Ap enn ines ▁ ▁Swiss ▁Central ▁Pl ate au , ▁between ▁the ▁J ura ▁Mountains ▁and ▁Swiss ▁Al ps ▁ ▁Upper ▁Rh ine ▁P lain , ▁between ▁V os ges ▁Mountains ▁and ▁Black ▁Forest ▁Mountains ▁ ▁Upper ▁Th ra cian ▁P lain , ▁between ▁B alk an ▁Mountains ▁( S red na ▁G ora ) ▁and ▁R ila - R hod ope ▁mass if ▁ ▁Other ▁European ▁coast al ▁pla ins ▁ ▁Mountain ▁ranges ▁ ▁Some ▁of ▁Europe ' s ▁major ▁mountain ▁ranges ▁are : ▁ ▁Al ps , ▁in ▁Central ▁Western ▁Europe ▁ ▁Western ▁Al ps ▁ ▁Eastern ▁Al ps ▁ ▁Southern ▁Al ps ▁ ▁Northern ▁Al ps ▁ ▁Ap enn ines , ▁which ▁run ▁through ▁Italy ▁ ▁Ba etic ▁System , ▁Spain , ▁I ber ian ▁Pen ins ula ▁▁ ▁B alk an ▁Mountains , ▁mainly ▁Bulg aria , ▁central ▁B alk an ▁Pen ins ula ▁ ▁S red na ▁G ora ▁Mountain ▁range ▁in ▁central ▁Bulg aria , ▁situated ▁south ▁of ▁and ▁parallel ▁to ▁the ▁B alk an ▁Mountains ▁ ▁Boh em ian ▁and ▁other ▁Var is can ▁mass ifs ▁( pre - Al pine ▁mountain ▁ranges ) ▁- ▁J ura ▁Mountains , ▁V os ges , ▁Pal at inate ▁Forest , ▁Black ▁Forest , ▁O re ▁Mountains , ▁Sud etes ▁ ▁Cant ab rian ▁Mountains , ▁which ▁run ▁across ▁northern ▁Spain ▁ ▁Car path ian ▁Mountains , ▁a ▁major ▁mountain ▁range ▁in ▁Central ▁and ▁Southern ▁Europe