Geomorphological sites of Albania

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pp. 129-136
Geological Research Institute, Tirana, Albania
Geological Research Institute, Tirana, Albania
Geological Research Institute, Tirana, Albania
Abstract: 

Albania is characterized by a typically alpine accidented mountain relief. About half of the country (48.1 %) belongs to 200-1000 m altitude belt, and 28.5 % belongs to the levels higher than 1000 m. The average altitude is 708 m., i. e., twice more than high average of Europe. As a result the horizontal Smosh coefficient is more than 3 km/km2. There are formed some genetical types of relief, and namely, structural-erosional, karstic, river-erosional, erosional-denudated, glacial, seacoast. Geological-tectonical evolution, varied kinds of rocks, climate changes and countinuos action of the atmospheric agents have influenced the formation of different kinds of morphological forms of the relief. In such a manner are formed a number of geomorphological sites of natural aesthetic and scientific importance or with climate-curative features. The very dense river net with common tendence from east to west caused formation of many erosional sites. The large surface of carbonate rocks (6600 km2) and evaporite ones favoured formation of karstic plateaus, fields, holes, and caves. Glacial events have their traces as well, especially on the high mountains of Albania. They form lakes, circus, morains, lagoons, etc. often of geomonumental values.
   Geomorphological sites in Albania are widespread mainly in the Northern Mountain Region (Albanian Alps), central and southern mountain units and less in the hilly-field near the Adriatic sea coast. They are of local, district’s, national and some of Balkan or European importance.

DOI: 
10.52321/GeolBalc.28.3-4.129

VOLUME 28 (3-4)/December 1998 “Geological Heritage of Europe” Dedicated to the memory of George P. Black – First ProGEO President

Geological Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria

UNESCO, Division of Earth Science, 1, rue Miollis, 75732 Paris Cedex 15, France
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UNESCO, Division of Earth Science, 1, rue Miollis, 75732 Paris Cedex 15, France

Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Nature Consrvation; 46 Lubicz St.; 31-512 Kraków, Poland

Departament de Geologia, Universitat Autònoma de Balcelona, 08193 Ballaterra (Barcelona), Spain
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Departament de Geologia, Universitat Autònoma de Balcelona, 08193 Ballaterra (Barcelona), Spain

TEI of Athens, Egaleo 122 10, Athens, Greece
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University of Athens, Dept. of Geology, Univ. Campus, Athens, Greece
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TEI of Athens, Egaleo 122 10, Athens, Greece
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TEI of Athens, Egaleo 122 10, Athens, Greece
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TEI of Athens, Egaleo 122 10, Athens, Greece
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TEI of Athens, Egaleo 122 10, Athens, Greece
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University of Athens, Dept. of Geology, Univ. Campus, Athens, Greece
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TEI of Athens, Egaleo 122 10, Athens, Greece
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TEI of Athens, Egaleo 122 10, Athens, Greece

School of Geology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54006 Thessaloniki, Greece
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School of Geology, National Kapodistrian University of Athens, 15784 Athens, Greece
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IGME, Direction of Mapping, Messogion 70, 11527 Athens, Greece

Department of Biodiversity and Systematic Biology, National Museums and Galleries of Wales, Cathays Park, Cardiff CFJ 3NP, UK
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Department of Geography, University of Wales Lampeter, Lampeter, Ceredigion SA48 7ED, UK

Geographical Faculty, University of Belgrade
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Institute for Nature Protection of Serbia, Belgrade
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Institute for Nature Protection of Serbia, Belgrade

Faculty of Leisure and Tourism, Wellesboume Campus, 8uckinghamshire Chi/terns University College, Kingshill Road, High Wycombe, HP/3 588, UK

Sofia University
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Geological Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
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Geological Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria

Institute of Geological Reserach, Tirana, Albania
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Institute of Geological Reserach, Tirana, Albania

English Nature, Northminster House Peterborough PE1 1UA, UK
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English Nature, Northminster House Peterborough PE1 1UA, UK

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Department of Geology, Division of Dynamic Tectonic Applied Geology, Panepistimioupolis liJgrafou, GR I 57 84 Athens, Greece

Dipartimento di Scienze Ambientali. Universita dell'Aquila, 67100 L'Aquila - Italy
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Dipartimento di Scienze Ambientali. Universita dell'Aquila, 67100 L'Aquila - Italy
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Dipartimento di Scienze Ambientali. Universita dell'Aquila, 67100 L'Aquila - Italy

Mirnyi, Sakha Republic, Russia

Geological Research Institute, Tirana, Albania
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Geological Research Institute, Tirana, Albania
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Geological Research Institute, Tirana, Albania

Geological Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
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Geological Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria

Institure of Geology and Mineral Exploration, 70 Messoghion Street, Athens 11527, Greece

Geological Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria

Geological Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria

Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Nature Conservation; 46 Lubicz Str., 31-512 Krakow, Poland
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Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Nature Conservation; 46 Lubicz Str., 31-512 Krakow, Poland

lnstilttte of Geological Sciences of the National Academy of Sciences, Geological Museum, Minsk 220141, 7 Kuprevich str., Belarus

lnstilttte of Geological Sciences of the National Academy of Sciences, Geological Museum, Minsk 220141, 7 Kuprevich str., Belarus

Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Via Trentino 51, 09127 Cagliari, University of Cagliari
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Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Via Trentino 51, 09127 Cagliari, University of Cagliari
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Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Via Trentino 51, 09127 Cagliari, University of Cagliari