Guri i Topit

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Guri i Topit
Guri i Topit is located in Albania
Guri i Topit
Guri i Topit
Highest point
Elevation2,125 m (6,972 ft)
Prominence134 m (440 ft)
Isolation2.1 km (1.3 mi)
Coordinates40°50′10″N 20°27′04″E / 40.836076°N 20.451016°E / 40.836076; 20.451016
Naming
English translationCannon Rock
Geography
Country Albania
RegionCentral Mountain Region
MunicipalityPogradec
Geology
Age of rockMesozoic
Mountain typemountain
Type of rocklimestone, flysch

Guri i Topit (lit.'Cannon Rock') is a mountain located on the border between the municipalities of Gramsh and Pogradec, in eastern Albania. Standing at a height of 2,125 m (6,972 ft), it is bordered by Valamara in the south and Guri i Zi in the northwest.[1]

Geology

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The mountain is primarily composed of effusive rocks and Mesozoic limestone, as well as flysch, and features a scaly structure. It has an undulating ridge with glacial landforms – above 1,700 m (5,600 ft) – represented by valleys, cirques, moraines and glacial lakes. Several branches of the Devoll river originate on the western slope, while branches of the Shkumbin originate from the eastern side.[2]

Vegetation consists mostly of beech, pine forests and alpine pastures.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Kabo, Mevlan (1991). Gjeografia Fizike e Shqipërisë (1.2 ed.). Tiranë: Qendra e Studimeve Gjeografike. p. 592.
  2. ^ Buda, Aleks (1985). Fjalori Enciklopedik Shqiptar. Tiranë: Akademia e Shkencave e RPSSH. p. 1248.