Musala
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(mo͞osälä`), mountain, 9,596 ft (2,925 m) high, SW Bulgaria. It is the highest peak of Bulgaria and of the Rhodope range.The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia™ Copyright © 2013, Columbia University Press. Licensed from Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. www.cc.columbia.edu/cu/cup/
The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.
Musala
a peak in Bulgaria, in the Rila Mountains. It is the highest peak on the Balkan Peninsula (2,925 m). The relief is mountain-glacier. Musala is composed of granite. A meteorological station is located on the mountain. Hiking and mountaineering are important attractions of the area.
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