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The relief of Macedonia is
characterized by large and high mountain massifs giving way to extensive, flat
valleys and plains. The valleys are interconnected by low passes or deep
ravines, such as those of Derven, Taor, Veles, Demir Kapija and Ciganska Klisura
on river Vardar, and Kresna and Rupel on river Strumica. Macedonia is a
predominantly mountainous country. The country's high mountains are suitable for
winter sports and hunting.
 About 35% of the former Yugoslavia's ski slopes could
be found in Macedonia. Famous are the slopes of Mounts Šar, Mavrovo and
Pelister, as well as the Gorge of Radika with it's green and wild waters.
Mount Galičica (Galichica), standing high between Lakes Ohrid and Prespa as a
guardian of two lakes, is another new winter resort. There are 14 mountain peaks
higher than 2,000 meters in Macedonia. Highest is Golem Korab, at 2,764 meters.
Macedonia, just like the rest of the Balkan countries, is located in a peculiar
seismic region. In the period of 1970-1990, The Seismological Observatory of the
Skopje Faculty of the Natural Sciences and Mathematics registered about 30
earthquakes with a magnitude degrees according to the Mercali-Canacani-Sieberg`s
scale (MCS). |
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