COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS BETWEEN THE RHODOPE MOUNTAIN MASSIF AND RILA-PIRIN MOUNTAIN RANGE (SOUTH BULGARIA, NORT-EAST GREECE)
Problems of Geography, 2017, Vol.3, DOI: https://doi.org/10.35101/PRG-2017.3.3
Tzanko Tzankov, Svetla Stankova, Krasimir Stoyanov, Rosen Iliev, Ilia Mitkov, Tatyana Aleksieva
Abstract:
The realized regional investigation show some important morphostructural differences between the Rhodopes and Rila-Pirin Mountains Range. The Rhodope Mountain represents a morphostructural zone with almost oval and gently WNW-ESE elongated form. Rila-Pirin Mountains Range is a NNW-ESE elongated morphostructural range. The both morphounits are distinguished through large (more than 700 m) maximal topography altitude differences. This and some others important differences between them in terms of relief be due to the deep Earth´s crust Quaternary geodynamic processes in connection to intra continental collision between Gondwana and Neo Europe in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula.
Keywords:
mountain range, morphostructural zone, morphounits, differences
Author information:
Author: Tzanko Tzankov
E-mail: tzankov1936@abv.bg
Affiliation: South-West University “Neofit Rilski”
Author: Svetla Stankova
E-mail: s.stankova@abv.bg
Affiliation: University of Shumen “Bishop Konstantin Preslavski”
Author: Krasimir Stoyanov
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Affiliation: South-West University “Neofit Rilski”
Author: Rosen Iliev
E-mail: rosen_faust@abv.bg
Affiliation: South-West University “Neofit Rilski”
Author: Ilia Mitkov
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Affiliation: South-West University “Neofit Rilski”
Author: Tatyana Aleksieva
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Affiliation: South-West University “Neofit Rilski”
How to cite:
Tzankov, T., Stankova, S., Stoyanov, K., Iliev, R., Mitkov, I., & Aleksieva, T. (2017). COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS BETWEEN THE RHODOPE MOUNTAIN MASSIF AND RILA-PIRIN MOUNTAIN RANGE (SOUTH BULGARIA, NORT-EAST GREECE). Problems of Geography, 2017, Vol.3, p. 12-17. https://doi.org/10.35101/PRG-2017.3.3