Rock Glacier ( mk, Камен Ледник, Kamen Lednik) is a

rock glacier Rock glaciers are distinctive geomorphological landforms, consisting either of angular rock debris frozen in interstitial ice, former "true" glaciers overlain by a layer of talus, or something in-between. Rock glaciers are normally found at high ...

on the south flank of the

Jakupica range Jakupica ( mk, , ) or Mokra ( mk, Мокра, ) is a mountain range in the central part of North Macedonia. The headwaters of the Axios river ( grc, Ἀξιός), mentioned by Homer (Il. 21.141, Il. 2.849) as the home of the Paeonians allies of ...

below the eastern face of Solunska Glava in the central part of

North Macedonia North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia,, is a country in Southeast Europe. It gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of Socialist Feder ...

Čaška Municipality Čaška ( mk, , sq, Çashkë) is a municipality in the central part of North Macedonia. '' Čaška'' is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is located. This municipality is part of the Vardar Statistical Region. Geography T ...

Geography

The glacier's total area is 0.25 km², which makes it one of the largest in the

Balkans The Balkans ( ), also known as the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throughout the who ...

. As a result of the freezing and melting processes of the

ice Ice is water frozen into a solid state, typically forming at or below temperatures of 0 degrees Celsius or Depending on the presence of impurities such as particles of soil or bubbles of air, it can appear transparent or a more or less opaq ...

in the shattered

dolomite Dolomite may refer to: *Dolomite (mineral), a carbonate mineral *Dolomite (rock), also known as dolostone, a sedimentary carbonate rock *Dolomite, Alabama, United States, an unincorporated community *Dolomite, California, United States, an unincor ...

outcrops An outcrop or rocky outcrop is a visible exposure of bedrock or ancient superficial deposits on the surface of the Earth. Features Outcrops do not cover the majority of the Earth's land surface because in most places the bedrock or superficial ...

, there are portions and blocks moving towards a segment higher than 500 m and gradually descend through seven whetstones forming four creeps in the segment above the primary source area of the

Babuna River The Babuna River (in mk, Бабуна река) in North Macedonia is a right tributary of the Vardar. It collects water from sink holes on Begovo Pole and flows from the southern flank of the Jakupica range. It is alimented by the Kamen Ledni ...

Bogomila Falls Bogomila Falls, better known as Babuna Falls are waterfalls located north of the village of Bogomila in the Municipality of Čaška in North Macedonia. Bogomila Falls is formed by the Babuna River The Babuna River (in mk, Бабуна рек� ...

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Glaciers of North Macedonia Landforms of North Macedonia Čaška Municipality {{NorthMacedonia-glacier-stub

Geography

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