Accursed Mountains

Accursed Mountains
Albanian Alps
The Accursed Mountains, with the range's highest peak Maja Jezercë in the distance.
Highest point
PeakMaja Jezercë, Albania
Elevation2,694 m (8,839 ft)
Coordinates42°27′19″N 19°48′11″E / 42.4552003°N 19.8029854°E / 42.4552003; 19.8029854
Naming
Native name
Geography
Accursed Mountains is located in Albania
Accursed Mountains
Accursed Mountains
Accursed Mountains is located in Kosovo
Accursed Mountains
Accursed Mountains
Accursed Mountains is located in Montenegro
Accursed Mountains
Accursed Mountains
Countries Albania
 Kosovo
 Montenegro
Parent rangeDinaric Alps

The Accursed Mountains (Albanian: Bjeshkët e Nëmuna; Serbo-Croatian: Проклетије, Prokletije, pronounced [prɔklɛ̌tijɛ]; both translated as "Cursed Mountains"), also known as the Albanian Alps (Albanian: Alpet Shqiptare), is a mountain range in coastal Southeast Europe adjacent to the Adriatic Sea. It is the southernmost subrange of the 1,000-kilometre-long (621 mi) Dinaric Alps range (Dinarides), extending from northern Albania to southern Kosovo and northeastern Montenegro. Maja Jezercë, standing at 2,694 m (8,839 ft), is the highest point of the Accursed Mountains and of all Dinaric Alps, and the fifth highest peak in Albania. The range includes the mountain Zla Kolata, which, at 2,534 m (8,314 ft), is the tallest mountain in Montenegro. The range also includes the mountain Gjeravica, which, at 2,656 m (8,714 ft), is the second tallest mountain in Kosovo. One of the southernmost glacial masses in Europe was discovered in the Albanian part of the range in 2009.[1]

  1. ^ Manchester University; "Glacier Evolution in a Changing World", book edited by Danilo Godone, ISBN 978-953-51-3544-9, Print ISBN 978-953-51-3543-2, Published: 4 October 2017

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