Galičica ( mk, , sq, Mali i Thatë) is a mountain situated across the border between

North Macedonia North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia,, is a country in Southeast Europe. It gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of Socialist Feder ...

and

Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and share ...

. There is a national park on North Macedonia's side of the mountain, situated between the two biggest lakes in the republic:

Lake Ohrid Lake Ohrid ( mk, Охридско Езеро , al, Liqeni i Ohrit , also referred as ''Liqeni i Pogradecit'';) is a lake which straddles the mountainous border between the southwestern part of North Macedonia and eastern Albania. It is one of E ...

and

Lake Prespa The Lake Prespa is located on the tripoint of North Macedonia, Albania, and Greece. It is a system of two lakes separated by an isthmus: the Great Prespa Lake, divided between the three countries, and the Little Prespa Lake, mostly within Gree ...

. It stretches over an area of . The floral life in the

Galičica National Park Galičica ( mk, , sq, Mali i Thatë) is a mountain situated across the border between North Macedonia and Albania. There is a national park on North Macedonia's side of the mountain, situated between the two biggest lakes in the republic: Lake ...

represents over 1600 species, of which many relicts and endems have the final frontier of its range exactly on the mountain Galičica. There is characteristically presence of up to now 13 discovered local endems on North Macedonian side to be found exclusively on the slopes of Galičica and nowhere else, this illustrates the specifically floristic composition of this mountain. At the moment, it is intensively worked on the flora of the National Park and there are indications that the number of endems will be even bigger. Views of the lakes and neighbouring mountains can be seen from the Galičica peaks. The second-highest peak is Magaro (2,255 m). The National Park was confirmed by the government to be a national park in 1958.

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File:Panorama View of Ohrid and Prespa Lakes from top of Galicica (2).jpg , View of

Ohrid Lake Lake Ohrid ( mk, Охридско Езеро , al, Liqeni i Ohrit , also referred as ''Liqeni i Pogradecit'';) is a lake which straddles the mountainous border between the southwestern part of North Macedonia and eastern Albania. It is one of E ...

and Prespa Lake from top of Galičica File:Galicica ohrid lake.jpg, View from Galičica on the south part of

Ohrid lake Lake Ohrid ( mk, Охридско Езеро , al, Liqeni i Ohrit , also referred as ''Liqeni i Pogradecit'';) is a lake which straddles the mountainous border between the southwestern part of North Macedonia and eastern Albania. It is one of E ...

File:Galicica.jpg, Road pass through Galičica File:Galicica ko.jpg, View from Galičica on the north part of

File:Galicica to ohrid.jpg, View from Galičica on

Ohrid Ohrid ( mk, Охрид ) is a city in North Macedonia and is the seat of the Ohrid Municipality. It is the largest city on Lake Ohrid and the List of cities in North Macedonia, eighth-largest city in the country, with the municipality recording ...

town File:Galicica inside.jpg, The interior of mountain Galičica File:Galicica to south.jpg, View from Galičica on the south part of

File:Galicica Magaro.jpg, Highest peak, Magaro (2255 m) File:Galicica to trpejca.jpg, View from Galičica on the village of Trpejca File:Galicica to east coast.jpg, View from Galičica on the east coast of

File:Galicica-viewfromKorita.JPG, View from Korita File:Galicica higest peak, Magaro 2255m.jpg , Magaro Peak, 2255 m

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National Park of Galicica
National parks of North Macedonia Ohrid Municipality Resen Municipality Albania–North Macedonia border International mountains of Europe Two-thousanders of Albania Two-thousanders of North Macedonia {{Resen-geo-stub

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