Geography of Bulgaria
Geographical location of Bulgaria
The country is situated in south-eastern Europe, in the south-eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula, it's bordering Romania, Serbia, the Republic of Macedonia, Greece, Turkey and the Black Sea .
The land area of Bulgaria is 110,550 square kilometers. Since 1999, Bulgaria is divided into 28 regions A few big cities of Bulgaria : Sofia Płowdiw Warna Burgas Ruse Stara Zagora
SOFIA Bulgaria has a great variety of topographical features. Even within small parts of the country, the land may be divided into plains, plateaus, hills, mountains, basins, gorges, and deep river valleys. The country is a result of continuous geological evolution. Generally to that evolution there are magmatic, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks of different origin, age and composition. Their formation began more than 500 million years ago during the Precambrian and continues till now. The Bulgarian lands were often submerged by ancient seas and lakes. Volcanic eruptions were common both on land and in the water basins. Rocks Mountains Botev Peak it's the highest point in the Balkan Mountains, has to about 2,376 m.
High mountains are in the area between the Thracian Plain and Sofia Basin and the Greek border. The western parts consist of three ranges: the Vitosha Mountain which is south of Sofia, the Rila Mountains further on south, and the Pirin Mountains in the southwestern corner of the country. Botev
Peak The highest top in Bulgaria, Musala 2,925 m A large part of Bulgaria is threatened by earthquakes. The largest earthquake was between 1900 and 1986. One village was completely destroyed. In Bulgaria is about 540 rivers. Bulgaria has a small water resources Their total area is 95sq.m. , Lake Burgas It is also called Lake Vaya. This is the biggest natural lake in Bulgaria, it has over 2,899.9 hectares. • The climate of Bulgaria is temperate warm, continental dry. The average air temperature in January is -6 ° C (in mountainous areas) to 6 ° C (southern coast), in July, it's from 13 ° C to 33 ° C.
• The soils are very fertile in Bulgaria. 30% of the country is black earth.
• Forests cover about 35% of the country
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