Sinjajevina (, ), also known as Sinjavina (), is a mountain in northern
Montenegro
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. The highest point of Sinjajevina is ''Jablanov vrh'', which is high.
Features
Mount Sinjajevina extends from
southeast
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to
northwest
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, between the town of
Kolašin
Kolašin (Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Колашин, ) is a town in northern Montenegro. It has a population of 2,989 (2003 census). Kolašin is the centre of Kolašin Municipality (population 9,949) and an unofficial centre of Morača region, nam ...
and the village of
Njegovuđa
Njegovuđa ( cnr-Cyrl, Његовуђа, ) is a village in the municipality of Žabljak, Montenegro
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, near
Žabljak
Žabljak (Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Жабљак, ) is a small town in Montenegro in the Northern Montenegro, northern region. It has a population of 1,723.
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. The massif is 40 km long and 15 km wide.
Geologically, its composition is
cretaceous
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limestone
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. The high mountain plain averages in elevation, with only a few higher peaks.
Peaks
The highest peaks of Mount Sinjajevina are:
* Jablanov vrh
* Torna
* Gradiste
* Sto
* Savina greda
* Veliki Pecarac
* Veliki Starac
* Babin vrh
* Sto
* Korman
* Mali Starac
Lakes
Mount Sinjajevina is home to two lakes, both in a process of natural extinction:
* Zabojsko Lake
* Zminičko Lake
See also
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Durmitor
Durmitor ( Montenegrin: Дурмитор, or ) is a massif located in northwestern Montenegro. It is part of the Dinaric Alps. Its highest peak, Bobotov Kuk, reaches a height of .
The massif is limited by the Tara River Canyon on the north, th ...
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Kolašin
Kolašin (Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Колашин, ) is a town in northern Montenegro. It has a population of 2,989 (2003 census). Kolašin is the centre of Kolašin Municipality (population 9,949) and an unofficial centre of Morača region, nam ...
External links
SummitPost: Sinjajevina
Mountains of Montenegro
Two-thousanders of Montenegro
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