Biokovo

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Biokovo

Biokovo, a view from Tučepi
Elevation 1,762 m (5,781 ft)
Location
Location Dalmatia, Croatia
Coordinates 43°20′N 17°03′E / 43.333°N 17.050°E / 43.333; 17.050
Geology
Type Limestone
Climbing
Easiest route road
Biokovo at Baška Voda
The Biokovo Nature Park Visitor Center in downtown Makarska

Biokovo (pronounced [bîɔkɔʋɔ]) is the second-highest mountain range in Croatia, located along the Dalmatian coast of the Adriatic Sea, between the rivers of Cetina and Neretva. Its highest peak is Sveti Jure (Saint George), at 1762 m.a.s.l.[1] Atop the peak there is a powerful FM and DVB-T transmitter.

The 196 km² of its area is protected as a nature park.[2]

It is sometimes referenced to as Bijakova, especially among inhabitants of the eastern side of the mountain. When the weather is very clear, from the top of Biokovo it is possible to see Monte Gargano in Italy, which is 252 km (157 mi) away.

Biokovo is one in a line of Dinaric Alps stretching along the Dalmatian coast - northwest of it is Mosor and southeast of it are Sutvid and Rilić. In the east, the Šibenik runs in parallel.

To aid the hikers, there is the Biokovo Nature Park Visitor Center in downtown Makarska.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Geographical and meteorological data". Statistical Yearbook. Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2009. Retrieved 2011-06-01. 
  2. ↑ Biokovo park prirode - nature park

External links

National parks
Nature parks
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