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also drain into the gulf. In consideration to the flat landscape, the gulf's shoreline are dotted with extensive wetlands and
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The shoreline of the gulf has a length of approximately 60 kilometres and is dotted with
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imputes. The region is drained by numerous rivers and has formed a characteristic
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The gulf is one of the most important places in the Adriatic Sea for
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that runs through a mountainous area towards the coast, however, the
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in the south. The shoreline of the gulf is a shallow combination of
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The biodiversity of the gulf is relatively high and several
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of the Drin that is officially recognized as an important
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Inlet of the Adriatic Sea in the northern coast of Albania
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have been established along the coasts amongst them the
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It is also classified as an 217:-shaped, it extends immediately from the 461: 316:Buna River-Velipoja Protected Landscape 759: 221:in the north, across the port city of 51: 13: 14: 803: 324:Patoku-Fushë Kuqja Nature Reserve 50: 43: 27: 787:Important Bird Areas of Albania 733: 711: 679: 334:, because it supports numerous 658: 632: 611: 590: 543: 521: 499: 433: 1: 427: 361:of sea turtles including the 441:Fjalor enciklopedik Shqiptar 7: 792:Albanian Adriatic Sea Coast 407:Albanian Adriatic Sea Coast 400: 10: 808: 782:Bodies of water of Albania 777:Gulfs of the Mediterranean 555:World Wide Fund for Nature 506:Sokol Marku, Eleni Gjani. 422:Protected areas of Albania 395:common bottlenose dolphin 161: 148: 132: 122: 83: 69: 38: 26: 21: 772:Bays of the Adriatic Sea 369:. Apart from the famous 320:Kune-Vain Nature Reserve 291:. It is named after the 412:Biodiversity of Albania 33:Map of the Gulf of Drin 529:BirdLife International 371:endangered sea turtles 186: 537:datazone.birdlife.org 379:cuvier's beaked whale 367:loggerhead sea turtle 107:41.73333°N 19.50000°E 417:Geography of Albania 348:biodiversity hotspot 279:and beaches fed by 205:along the northern 103: /  359:endangered species 322:in the centre and 112:41.73333; 19.50000 385:amongst them the 219:Delta of the Buna 203:Mediterranean Sea 171: 170: 143:Mediterranean Sea 134:Ocean/sea sources 799: 752: 751: 745: 737: 731: 730: 724: 715: 709: 708: 706: 705: 699: 683: 677: 676: 675:. pp. 1–68. 670: 662: 656: 655: 641:Rivers of Europe 636: 630: 629: 623: 615: 609: 608: 602: 594: 588: 587: 581: 573: 570:portals.iucn.org 567: 547: 541: 540: 525: 519: 518: 512: 503: 497: 496: 494: 493: 487: 481:. 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Gulf of Drin is located in Albania
Albania
Southern Europe
41°44′0″N 19°30′0″E / 41.73333°N 19.50000°E / 41.73333; 19.50000
Drin River
Adriatic Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Basin
Albania
Shëngjin
Albanian
ocean basin
Adriatic Sea
Mediterranean Sea
coast
Albania
scythe
Delta of the Buna
Shëngjin
Cape of Rodon
sandy beaches
sand dunes
capes
salty
fresh water
wetlands
estuaries
pine
forests

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