Reovačka greda

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Reovačka greda
Grikes, Schichttreppe mit Kluftkarren der Reovacka greda, Montenegro.jpg
Highest point
Elevation 1,769 m (5,804 ft)
Prominence 350 m (1,150 ft) [1]
Coordinates 42°34′39.6″N18°35′11.4″E / 42.577667°N 18.586500°E / 42.577667; 18.586500
Geography
Relief Map of Montenegro.svg
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Reovačka greda
Location in Montenegro
Location Montenegro
Parent range Orjen

Reovačka greda (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Реовачка греда) is a ridge on Mount Orjen in Krivošije in southwestern Montenegro, separating the Bijela Gora plateau from the rest of the Orjen range. The ridge stretches for 17 kilometres from Vučji zub peak on the west, at the border of Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the villages of Crkvice and Malov Do on the east. Its highest peak is Pazua, which is 1,769 metres high. [2]

Ridge A geological feature consisting of a chain of mountains or hills that form a continuous elevated crest for some distance

A ridge or a mountain ridge is a geological feature consisting of a chain of mountains or hills that form a continuous elevated crest for some distance. The sides of the ridge slope away from narrow top on either side.The line along the crest formed by the highest points, with the terrain dropping down on either side, is called the ridgeline. Ridges are usually termed hills or mountains as well, depending on size.

Krivošije landform

Krivošije (pronounced [kriv̞ɔ̌ʃijɛ], are a historical tribe and microregion in southwestern Montenegro, located on a high plateau belonging to the Orjen mountain range, north of the Bay of Kotor. Krivošije was historically located at a tripoint between the Principality of Montenegro, Austro-Hungarian Bay of Kotor and Ottoman Sanjak of Herzegovina.

Montenegro Republic in Southeastern Europe

Montenegro is a country in Southeast Europe on the Adriatic Sea. It borders Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest; Serbia and Kosovo to the east, Albania to the south and Croatia to the west. Montenegro has an area of 13,812 square kilometres and a population of 620,079. Its capital Podgorica is one of the twenty-three municipalities in the country. Cetinje is designated as the Old Royal Capital.

Situated in the heavily karstified Orjen range, Reovačka greda consists mostly of limestone. Southern side of the ridge is used for trad climbing. [3]

Karst Topography formed from the dissolution of soluble rocks

Karst is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble rocks such as limestone, dolomite, and gypsum. It is characterized by underground drainage systems with sinkholes and caves. It has also been documented for more weathering-resistant rocks, such as quartzite, given the right conditions. Subterranean drainage may limit surface water, with few to no rivers or lakes. However, in regions where the dissolved bedrock is covered or confined by one or more superimposed non-soluble rock strata, distinctive karst features may occur only at subsurface levels and be totally missing above ground.

Limestone Sedimentary rocks made of calcium carbonate

Limestone is a carbonate sedimentary rock that is often composed of the skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral, foraminifera, and molluscs. Its major materials are the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate (CaCO3). A closely related rock is dolomite, which contains a high percentage of the mineral dolomite, CaMg(CO3)2. In fact, in old USGS publications, dolomite was referred to as magnesian limestone, a term now reserved for magnesium-deficient dolomites or magnesium-rich limestones.

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Orjen

Orjen is transboundary Dinaric Mediterranean limestone mountain range, that stretches cca 25 km between Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Its highest peak is Veliki kabao, which stands at 1894 m (6225 ft). The Orjen Peak is the highest peak in the Sub-Adriatic Dinarides. The massif of Orjen lies east to south-east of Trebinje in Bosnia and Herzegovina and north-west of Risan in Bay of Kotor. From the town of Risan, situated at the innermost protected part of the bay, a well-engineered road, at first metalled, with many hairpin bends climbs to about 1600 m, over to the interior. At the main summit of Orjen and the surrounding ridges and high plateaus the action of quaternary glaciation is evident. During the Ice Age, long valley glaciers receded from Orjen to the Bay of Kotor and surrounding poljes. Hollowing U-shaped valleys and cirques in their course. Glaciers also shaped jagged peaks and ridges. Glacial and karst type relief combine now in a unique coastal scenery. There are few places elsewhere in the Mediterranean which demonstrate similar phenomena.

Vučji zub is at 1805 m one of the higher peaks in the Orjen masif.

Veliki kabao mountain


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References

  1. "Reovačka greda". montenegroclimbing.net. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  2. "Orjen - Vrh Zubački kabao". planinarenje.hr. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  3. "Reovačka greda". montenegroclimbing.net. Retrieved 9 March 2018.