Shniku
Sign in to saveShëniku (), also known as Maja e Madhe or Maja e Shnikut, is a summit in the Accursed Mountains of northern Albania. Rising to above sea level, it is one of the prominent peaks of the Albanian Alps and forms part of a massive limestone structure in the interior section of the range.
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- mountain
- Country
- Albania
- Located in
- Shkodër County
- Elevation
- 2091
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
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- mountain range
- Dinaric Alps
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Shëniku (), also known as Maja e Madhe or Maja e Shnikut, is a summit in the Accursed Mountains of northern Albania. Rising to above sea level, it is one of the prominent peaks of the Albanian Alps and forms part of a massive limestone structure in the interior section of the range.
==Geology== Shëniku is situated east of the village of Nikç in the municipality of Kelmend, near the karst depression known as Ujkcarë–Koprisht. From its summit, the peak offers wide panoramic views in all directions, overlooking several valleys and mountain basins, including Nikç, Lepushë, Koprisht and Vizhne.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Shniku” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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