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Land and Resources

The topography of Montenegro is largely mountainous, with heights from 762 to 2,438 m (2,500 to 8,000 ft) above sea level. The most famous peak is Mount Lovçen (1,749 m/5,738 ft), called the “black mountain” because of its basaltic rock, from which the region’s name is derived. The land is part of the limestone Karst Plateau along the Adriatic. The few arable regions are in river valleys, mainly along the River Zeta, on the plain around Lake Scutari in the south-west, and near the town of Cetinje.