Dinara
Dinara is a 100-kilometre-long (60-mile) mountain range in the Dinaric Alps, located on the border of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia. It has four major mountains or peaks, from north-west to south-east:
- Ilica or Ujilica (1654 m)
- Sinjal or Dinara (1831 m), eponym to the range, highest mountain in Croatia
- Troglav (1913 m), highest peak in the range
- Kamešnica, with peak Konj (1855 m)
Dinara | |
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Dinara from Cetina. | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,913 m (6,276 ft) |
Prominence | 1,086 m (3,563 ft) |
Listing | Country high point |
Coordinates | 43°56′42″N 16°35′49″E |
Geography | |
Dinara Location of Dinara on the border of Croatia with Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
Location | Bosnia and Herzegovina / Croatia |
Parent range | Dinaric Alps |
Note the dual use of the name Dinara, which is also the origin of the name for the whole Dinaric Alps. The range is composed of limestone and dolomite.
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