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Balkan Mountains

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Balkan Mountains also Balkans
A major mountain range of southeast Europe extending about 563 km (350 mi) from eastern Serbia through central Bulgaria to the Black Sea. The Balkans are a continuation of the Carpathian Mountains and rise to 2,377.2 m (7,794 ft).
Balkan Mountains
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(Placename) a mountain range extending across Bulgaria from the Black Sea to the eastern border. Highest peak: Mount Botev, 2376 m (7793 ft.)
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Noun1.Balkan Mountains - the major mountain range of Bulgaria and the Balkan Peninsula
Balkan Mountain Range, Balkans
Balkan Peninsula, Balkans - a large peninsula in southeastern Europe containing the Balkan Mountain Range


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