Rila - queen of the lakes in Bulgaria

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The average altitude of 1487 meters Rila has a total area - 2629 km2. It is the highest mountain in the Balkans - with Moussala summit (2925 m). Most of the high peaks (2 500 - 2 700 meters above sea level) have alpine view. A typical example is Malyovitsa. The remainder, most are in Eastern Rila mountain meadows.
Rila is composed mainly of granite and gneiss , mixed with old crystal and slate are part of the Rila-Rhodopes - the oldest part of the land area. Formation and begins in primary and subsequently in numerous made during the tertiary period. As a result of ice age in Pleystotsena are formed today forms jagged alpine peaks, cirque, deep valleys and vast sea. Rila lakes are the most remarkable legacy of the ice age, almost 190 of them are scattered around the mountains and icy lake (2709 meters) in the northern part of Mount Musala is among the highest glacial lakes on the Balkan Peninsula (second post above Polezhansko Lake in Pirin).The average altitude of 1487 meters Rila has a total area - 2629 km2. It is the highest mountain in the Balkans - with Moussala summit (2925 m). Most of the high peaks (2 500 - 2 700 meters above sea level) have alpine view. A typical example is Malyovitsa. The remainder, most are in Eastern Rila mountain meadows.
Rila is composed mainly of granite and gneiss, mixed with old crystal and slate are part of the Rila-Rhodopes - the oldest part of the land area. Formation and begins in primary and subsequently in numerous made during the tertiary period. As a result of ice age in Pleystotsena are formed today forms jagged alpine peaks, cirque, deep valleys and vast sea. Rila lakes are the most remarkable legacy of the ice age, almost 190 of them are scattered around the mountains and icy lake (2709 meters) in the northern part of Mount Musala is among the highest glacial lakes on the Balkan Peninsula (second post above Polezhansko Lake in Pirin).
Rila - queen of the lakes in Bulgaria Originally published in Shvoong: http://www.shvoong.com/exact-sciences/earth-sciences/1900849-rila-queen-lakes-bulgaria/