List of mountains in Kosovo
- List of mountains in Kosovo
List of mountains in Kosovo shows some of the vast number of mountains of Kosovo. Most of Kosovo is covered with medium-high to high mountains. Mountains of Kosovo belong to Dinarides range. The Plain of Kosovo is on average 550 meters above the sea level and the Plain of Metohija is on average 450 meters high. The Dinaric Alps in the east and the Šar Mountains in the south are home to the highest peaks in Kosovo rising well over 2000m. The only mountain in the north higher than 2000m is Kopaonik which rises to 2017m.
The mountains make some unusual landscapes like Rugova Canyon and Kačanik Gorge. While alpine and glacier lakes are located anywhere there is mounatins.
List of highest peaks in Kosovo
List of mountain peaks in Kosovo with over 2000 meters in height
*The peak marked with an asterisk is the tripoint of Albania, Kosovo and Montenegro.
*The peak marked with two asterisks is on the border of Kosovo, Montenegro and Serbia.
*The peak marked with three asterisks is the tripoint of Albania, Kosovo and Macedonia.
References
* http://solair.eunet.yu/~s.ilic/planine.txt. Adopted with author's permission. Used for coordinates only.
* Greater Geographical Atlas of Yugoslavia, University Press "Liber", Zagreb, 1987.
* USAID/BHR/OFDA "Humanitarian Response Planning
18 November 1998, 2nd edition
ee also
* Geography of Kosovo
* List of rivers in Kosovo
* List of lakes in Kosovo
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