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Biodiversity

In this section you will find out more about the biodiversity of Valbona Valley, animals, plants geography and more 

Wild Life

Plants

Geography

  • The park's terrain is broken up and hilly, with deep river valleys, high ridges, and rocky terrain. Nearly vertical mountain slopes support perpendicular rocks that dangle over the river. Being the highest portion of the Dinaric Alps, the Albanian Alps are a prominent geographical feature of Southern and Southeastern Europe.

  • Valbona Valley is composed of limestone rocks, siliceous, clay shale and conglomerate.  There are grey forest soil between 500-1200m heights. 

 

  • The region's well-developed hydrographic network is shown by the water basins of the Drin, Buna, Shala, and Valbona rivers along with Lake Shkodra. The Valbona River, which starts in the eastern portion of Valbona Pass and the southern slopes of Maja e Jezerces, is the longest river in the Albanian Alps, spanning 50.6 km (31.4 mi). The river flows through the valley until it reaches Komani Lake.

 

Albanian peaks
Jezerca Peak
Limestone Rock
Conglomerat Rock
siliceous
clay shale
Valbona River
Koman Lake
Albanian Alps
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