The Velika Kapela (; lit. ''Great Chapel'') is a large mountain range in the east of Gorski Kotar,

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. The highest peak is

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-Kula at 1533 m.a.s.l. It overlooks Velebit, Plješivica, islands Krk,

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, Lošinj, and the

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. Velika Kapela belongs to the Dinaric Alps, and it stretches from the Gorski Kotar region in the west, to the Mala Kapela and

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in the east, from the

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in the north, to the

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coastline in the south. The area is narrowest mountain prague between continental

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and the coastal

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. Velika Kapela is mainly composed of

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rocks. On the Velika Kapela there are many protected areas and landscapes. The famous are White cliffs and Samarske cliffs ( hr, Bijele i Samarske stijene), and Klek above

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town of

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Mountain ranges of Croatia Landforms of Lika-Senj County Landforms of Primorje-Gorski Kotar County {{Croatia-geo-stub

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