Geography of Albania
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Albania is a country in southeastern Europe that lies along the Adriatic and Ionian Seas, with a coastline spanning approximately 476 km. Situated on the Balkan Peninsula, it is one of the most mounta
Maja e Thatë within the Albanian Alps in the north
Mali i Bardhë within the Korab Mountains in the east
Lake of Prespa in the southeast
Lake of Koman in the northeast
Lake Skadar
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Lake Skadar or Lake Scutari – also called Lake Shkodra and Lake Shkodër – lies on the border of Albania and Montenegro, and is the largest lake in Southern Europe. A karst lake, it is named after the
Geography of Albania
…Coast. Some of the most considerable and oldest bodies of freshwater of Europe can be found in Albania. The second largest lake of Southern Europe, the Lake of Shkodër, is located in the northwest surrounded by the Albanian Alps and the Adriatic Sea. And one of the oldest continuously existing lakes in the world, the…
Aerial view of Lake Skadar
View of the lake, Albania
Western part of the lake near Rijeka Crnojevića, Montenegro
Horseshoe bend in the northwest corner