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Exclusive economic zone. 110,879 km 2 (42,811 sq mi) Bulgaria is a country situated in Southeast Europe that occupies the eastern quarter of the Balkan peninsula, being the largest country within its geographic boundaries. It borders Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, and the Black Sea ...
The geology of Bulgaria consists of two major structural features. The Rhodope Massif in southern Bulgaria is made up of Archean, Proterozoic and Cambrian rocks and is a sub-province of the Thracian-Anatolian polymetallic province. It has dropped down, faulted basins filled with Cenozoic sediments and volcanic rocks.
Botev Peak, the highest mountain in the Balkan range at 2,376 metres (7,795 ft), is located in this section. The Eastern Balkan Mountains extend from the Vratnik Pass to Cape Emine, with a length of 160 kilometres (99 mi). The highest peak is Balgarka, at 1,181 metres (3,875 ft). The eastern Balkan Mountains form the lowest part of the range.
List of mountains in Bulgaria with their highest peaks. Balkan Mountains: Kaloferska mountain (2,376 m, Botev Peak, Central Balkan Mountains) Zlatishko-Tetevenska mountain (2,198 m, Vezhen Peak, Central Balkan Mountains) Chiprovska mountain (2,168 m, Midzhur, Western Balkan Mountains) Troyanska mountain (2,166 m, Levski Peak (also Ambaritsa ...
5 km (3.1 mi) Saranska Valley (Bulgarian: Саранска котловина) is situated in central western Bulgaria and is the third of the eleven Sub-Balkan valleys in direction west–east. It is named after the village of Sarantsi. The valley is enclosed between the Murgash division of the Balkan Mountains to the north and the Sredna Gora ...
There are 540 rivers in Bulgaria. [1] The longest river in Bulgaria is the Danube (2,888 km), which spans most of the country's northern border for a length of 470 km. The longest one to run through the country (and also the deepest) is the Maritsa (480 km), while the longest river that runs solely in Bulgaria is the Iskar (368 km).
Geographic map of Bulgaria. Bulgaria is a country in south-eastern Europe situated in the north-eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula.The country has a great variety of topographical features and diverse landscape ranging from the Alpine snow-capped peaks in Rila, Pirin and the Balkan Mountains to the mild and sunny Black Sea coast; from the typically continental Danubian Plain in the north to ...
This category has the following 19 subcategories, out of 19 total. Geography of Bulgaria by city (2 C) Geography of Bulgaria by province (30 C)