- Mourgkana
Infobox mountain
Name=Mourgkana
Elevation=1,806 m
Location=NorthwesternIoannina Prefecture Albania
Pronunciation=Mourgkana or Mourgana (Greek: Μουγκάνα) is also a
mountain range . The southern and the eastern portions of the mountain are inEpirus inGreece and the northwestern portion is inAlbania . Its peaks stand over 1,806 m.The GR-28 (
Ioannina -Delvinaki ) is to the northeast and the SH4 is to the northwest. Its length is approximately 20 to 25 km from east to west and its width is approximately 15 km from north to south. A river emptying into theIonian Sea in theThesprotia prefecture lies to the east.Nearest places
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Kato Lesinitsa , west
*Koklisi , Greece, northeast
*Kouremathia , south
*Tsamantas , Greece, southwestPlaces in the mountain
*Kastana, Greece
Information
Forests dominate the low lying areas of the mountain and contains
pine andspruce trees, the valley areas, grasslands, bushes and unvegetated portions dominate the higher elevations. The area around the mountain contains villages and forest roads as well as hiking trails. Two roads surround the mountains.Panorama
Its panorama includes the mountains to the northwest in
Albania , the east as well as the valley andTymfi andSmolikas mountains, and the mountains to the south and the west. TheIonian Sea can rarely be seen to the westee also
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List of mountains in Albania
*List of mountains in Greece
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