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314:anticlinal
99:19°43′32″E
96:42°25′37″N
66:Prominence
306:limestone
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124:Geography
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339:See also
310:dolomite
303:Mesozoic
275:mountain
265:Shkëlzen
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225:Mesozoic
149:Shkëlzen
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283:Tropojë
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174:Albania
162:Country
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