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Dinaric Alps

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{dy-nair'-ik} The Dinaric Alps (Serbo-Croatian: Dinara Planina) are a 644-km (400-mi) extension of the Eastern Alps that parallels the Adriatic coast of Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Hercegovina, and Montenegro to northern Albania. The rugged limestone range reaches its maximum height of 2,693 m (8,833 ft) in Jezerce in Albania. Access to the interior is difficult, and the range is sparsely populated. forestry and mining are the primary economic activities of the region.

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