Rock Glacier (Macedonian: Камен Ледник, romanizedKamen Lednik) is a rock glacier on the south flank of the Jakupica range below the eastern face of Solunska Glava in the central part of North Macedonia in Čaška Municipality.

Kamen Lednik
Map showing the location of Kamen Lednik
Map showing the location of Kamen Lednik
Kamen Lednik
Map showing the location of Kamen Lednik
Map showing the location of Kamen Lednik
Kamen Lednik
LocationJakupica range, Čaška Municipality, North Macedonia
Coordinates41°42′N 21°26′E / 41.700°N 21.433°E / 41.700; 21.433
Area0.25 km2 (0.097 sq mi)
Statusstable
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Geography

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The glacier's total area is 0.25 km2, which makes it one of the largest in the Balkans.[1] As a result of the freezing and melting processes of the ice in the shattered dolomite outcrops, there are portions and blocks moving towards a segment higher than 500 m and gradually descend through seven whetstones forming four creeps in the segment above the primary source area of the Babuna River, Bogomila Falls.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ Milevski, Ivica (2015). General geomorphological characteristics of the Republic of Macedonia (in Macedonian). Vol. 48. Skopje: Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. pp. 5–25. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  2. ^ Manakoviќ, Dušan (1962). Nivation processes and landforms on the mountain Jakupica (in Macedonian). Vol. 13. Skopje: Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. pp. 47–57. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)