Smolikas
| Smolikas (Σμόλικας) | ||
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 Smolika's summit |
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| height | 2637 m | |
| location | Ioannina Regional Unit , Greece | |
| Mountains | Pindos Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 40 ° 5 '50 " N , 20 ° 55' 30" E | |
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The Smolikas ( Greek Σμόλικας , also Lyngos, modern Greek Λύγκος , ancient Greek Λύγγος , transkr. Also Lingos or Ligos ; Aromanian Smolcu ) is with a height of 2637 m the second highest mountain massif in Greece after Olympus and at the same time the highest mountain of the Pindos mountain range. It is located in the Ioannina regional unit of the Epirus region in north-western Greece near the Albanian border. In the southwest are the cities of Konitsa and Ioannina , in the north Kastoria , in the northwest Neapolis and Kozani , in the southeast Metsovo and in the east Grevena .
In the north and west, the Smolikas is bounded by the Sarandaporos River . With its valley, the Sarandaporos also separates the Smolikas from the neighboring Grammos massif in the northwest, right on the Albanian border. To the north, the Sarandaporos valley separates the Smolikas from the massif of the Kato Arena and Epano Arena. To the south, the Smolikas massif is bounded by the Aoos river . The Smolikas massif is part of the Zagoria area. The Tymfi or Gamila massif rises to the southwest of the Smolika and the Aoos valley . The mountain Trapesitza (2022 m) southwest of the Smolikas and immediately northeast of the city of Konitsa is separated from the Smolikas by the valley of the Topolitsa river . The valley of the Vourkopotamos cuts into the northern flank of the Smolika, running from west to east. In this valley is also the village of Agia Paraskevi, which is north of the main peak. From Agia Paraskevi, a hiking trail winds to the main peak and on to Pades in the south.
To the south of the main peak there are other mountain peaks: Mougouria (2080 m), Athenas (2106 m), Alogotopos (2230 m), Petra Gagaranza (2045 m) and Smiliana (2145 m). East of the main peak are the highest secondary peaks with the Lemos (2540 m) and the Mossia (2610 m). Secondary peaks north of the main peak are the Koutsouro (2318 m), Arkoudalona (1798 m) and northeast of the double peaks Bogdani (2239 m) and Kapetan Tsekouras (2253 m).
The smolikas consists mainly of ophiolite . During the Pleistocene , the northern and eastern flanks including the surrounding valleys were glaciated. These glaciers finally disappeared around 11,500 years ago.
literature
- PD Hughes, JC Woodward, PL Gibbard: The last glaciers of Greece. In: Journal of Geomorphology. Vol. 50, 2006, pp. 37-61.
Web links
- Map of the Smolikas massif. ( Memento from January 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) ( ZIP archive).