Vranica | |
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Враница | |
Vranica, Nadkrstac, summit view | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,110 m (6,920 ft) |
Coordinates | 43°57′24″N 17°43′00″E / 43.9566666666666°N 17.71655°E |
Geography | |
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Vranica (Serbian Cyrillic: Враница) is a mountain range in the Dinaric Alps of central Bosnia and Herzegovina, located between the town of Gornji Vakuf in the west and the town of Fojnica in the east, within the territory of the Federation. The highest peak is Nadkrstac at 2,110 metres (6,920 ft).[1] Geologically, the Vranica range is part of the Dinaric Alps and formed largely of secondary and tertiary sedimentary rock, mostly limestone. Notable peaks are Nadkrstac (2110 m), Locika (2106 m), Rosinj (2059 m) and Scit (1949 m). Thick shrubs of Pinus Mugo replace mixed forest—mostly beech—above 1,400 m (4,600 ft). The typical karst characteristics of the nearby Herzegovina mountains is relatively absent in Vranica, which has relatively abundant water sources. Streams that source from these mountains are the Dragača in the east, the Vrbas in the west.