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Revision as of 13:56, 23 August 2019

Koritnik
Mount Koritnik on the left from Pashtrik
Highest point
Elevation2,396 m (7,861 ft)[1]
ListingUltra
Coordinates42°5′0″N 20°34′0″E / 42.08333°N 20.56667°E / 42.08333; 20.56667
Geography
Map
LocationKukës, Albania
Parent rangeKorab Mountains[2]
Geology
Rock ageTriassic[3]
Mountain typeLimestone

Koritnik (Template:Lang-sq) is a wooded, limestone mountain, located in northeastern Albania and southwest Kosovo[a] between the cities of Kukës and Prizren.[4] The mountain is entirely surrounded by branches of the White Drin river. The highest point of Koritnik massif, Maja e Pikëllimës reaches an elevation of 2,393 metres (7,851 ft) above the Adriatic. Gryka e Vanavës (Template:Lang-en) separates the mountain from Gjallica. The gorge is 3.5 km (2.2 mi) long, 30 m (100 ft) wide, and about 300 m (980 ft) deep.[5]

The massif falls within the Balkan mixed forests terrestrial ecoregion of the Palearctic Temperate broadleaf and mixed forest. The slopes of the mountain meadows are mostly covered with coniferous forests. The Koritnik mountain because of its high pastures contains a population of 60 chamois.

Koritnik falls within the Korab-Koritnik Nature Park, forming the European Green Belt. It has been recognised as a Important Plant Areas of international importance by Plantlife.[6]

Snow on the peak
View from the mountain
Forests of Koritnik

See also

Notes

a.   ^ Template:Kosovo-note

References

  1. ^ "TREGUES SIPAS QARQEVE INDICATORS BY PREFECTURES" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2011-01-12. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "STRATEGJIA TERRITORIALE E NJËSISË VENDORE KUKËS" (PDF). kukesi.gov.al. p. 14.
  3. ^ Kosovo: Sehenswürdigkeiten und Schönheiten (Dr. Dragan Ćukić ed.). Uros Maksimovic. pp. 11–12.
  4. ^ Quaternary Glaciations - Extent and Chronology: Part I: Europe. Elsevier. p. 383. ISBN 9780080540146.
  5. ^ "Kanioni i Vanave". akzm.gov.al (in Albanian).
  6. ^ IUCN, World Wide Fund for Nature, Plantlife. "Important Plant Areas of the south and east Mediterranean region" (PDF). portals.iucn.org. p. 75.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)