Open AccessReview of the most significant caves in Montenegro
Author(s) -
Marina Djurović,
Predrag Djurović
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
acta carsologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.362
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1580-2612
pISSN - 0583-6050
DOI - 10.3986/ac.vi.7182
Subject(s) - karst , cave , montenegro , plateau (mathematics) , geology , fluvial , archaeology , physical geography , geomorphology , geography , paleontology , structural basin , mathematical analysis , mathematics , regional science
The most significant caves in Montenegro were distinguished in response to their physical-geographic, biological, archeological and morphometric characteristics (length and depth). Caves distribute in four distinctive regions: coastal karst, karst plateau (relict valley system), fluvial karst (recent hydrologic systems) and the high mountainous karst area. The most outstanding within the last, due to abundances of the major caves with depths from a few hundred meters to 1,162 m, are four mountain regions: Mt. Durmitor, Mt. Lovćen-Orjen, Mt. Maganik and Mt. Bjelič.