Ropojana Valley
Ropojana Valley is a long glacial (U-shaped) valley in the Prokletije National Park in southeastern Montenegro, within Gusinje Municipality. The valley extends in a north–south direction from near the town of Gusinje to the border with Albania, where it is terminated by Lake Ropojana.
Geography and geology
It is a U-shaped valley carved by Pleistocene glacial activity and situated in the central part of the Prokletije mountain range with the western part composed primarily of Mesozoic limestones and dolomitic limestones. During the Pleistocene, the Ropojana Glacier was the longest glacier in the Prokletije, with an estimated length of about 12.5 km and a surface area of 20 km. The glacier originated from the great cirques below the peak Maja e Jezercës and flowed northwards. Its lowest frontal moraine is located in the village of Vusanje at an altitude of about 1,150 meters above sea level. Previously, it was erroneously believed that the glacier extended much further to deposits near Plav Lake, which have since been identified as an alluvial fan from a different source.The valley is drained by the Vruja River, which is a headwater of the Lim.