Radohina Explained

Radohina
Other Name:Maja "Shkurte Pal Vata"
Map:Albania
Elevation:2568m (8,425feet)
Prominence:856m (2,808feet)
Isolation:6.2km (03.9miles)
Coordinates:42.4268°N 19.7255°W
Region:Northern Mountain Region
Settlement Type:Municipality
Settlement:Shkodër
Range:Accursed Mountains
Age:Mesozoic
Type:massif
Geology:limestone, dolomite

Radohina is a massif situated in the Albanian Alps, within the boundaries of Shkodër municipality. Its main peak, Maja e Radohinës, reaches a height of 2568m (8,425feet).[1]

Geology

Radohina lies between the valleys of Theth in the southeast and Cemi i Vuklit in the northwest.A dome-shaped mountain mass composed entirely of Mesozoic limestone and dolomite, it features steep slopes that drop into the Bogë meadow and Theth pits, with the glacial cirques of Kllogjen and Radohina pits surrounding it in the northeast and southwest. Two other peaks rise on both sides of the mountain, Vishnje 2517m (8,258feet) in the northeast and Maja e Thatë 2541m (8,337feet) in the southwest. Like many other massifs in the Albanian Alps, Radohina is mostly devoid of vegetation.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Kabo. Mevlan. Gjeografia Fizike e Shqipërisë. 1991. Qendra e Studimeve Gjeografike. Tiranë. 592. 1.2.
  2. Book: Buda. Aleks. Fjalori Enciklopedik Shqiptar. 1985. Akademia e Shkencave e RPSSH. Tiranë. 1248.