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Velebit

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Velebit (; ; ) is the largest, though not the highest, mountain range in Croatia. The range forms a part of the Dinaric Alps and is located along the Adriatic coast, separating it from Lika in the interior. Velebit begins in the northwest near Senj with the Vratnik mountain pass and ends 145 km to the southeast near the source of the Zrmanja river northwest of Knin.

Key facts

Mountain.name
Velebit
Mountain.photo
File:Sjeverni Velebit 24 (7).jpg
Mountain.photo_caption
Northern Velebit National Park
Mountain.elevation_m
1758
Mountain.prominence_m
1060
Mountain.map
Croatia
Mountain.map_caption
The highest peak of Velebit
Mountain.label_position
left
Mountain.mapframe
yes
Mountain.mapframe zoom
8
Mountain.listing
Ribu
Mountain.location
Croatia
Mountain.range
Dinaric Alps

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Wikidata facts

Area
2200
Elevation
1757
Official website
www.pp-velebit.hr/en
Image
Kuk Stapina Velebit.jpg
Width
30
Length
145
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14 sections
Contents
  • Regions
  • Peaks and areas of Velebit
  • The caves
  • Ecology
  • Climate
  • Mountain huts
  • Velebit in literature
  • Gallery
  • See also
  • Further reading
  • References
  • Further reading
  • Bibliography
  • External links

Velebit (; ; ) is the largest, though not the highest, mountain range in Croatia. The range forms a part of the Dinaric Alps and is located along the Adriatic coast, separating it from Lika in the interior. Velebit begins in the northwest near Senj with the Vratnik mountain pass and ends 145 km to the southeast near the source of the Zrmanja river northwest of Knin.

Its highest peak is the Vaganski vrh at . Major mountain passes on Velebit include the aforementioned Vratnik or Senjsko bilo at 694 m.a.s.l., where the Josephina connects Senj with Josipdol; Oštarijska vrata at 928 m.a.s.l. that connects Karlobag and Gospić; and Prezid at 766 m.a.s.l. that connects Obrovac and Gračac.

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