Geography of Montenegro

The coastal plain disappears completely in the north, where Mount Lovćen and other mountain ranges plunge abruptly into the inlet of the Gulf of Kotor.

The river occupies the centre of Nikšić field, a flat-floored, elongated depression typical of karstic regions.

The two plains are today the most densely populated areas of Montenegro, housing the two biggest Montenegrin cities, Podgorica and Nikšić.

A notable feature of the Montenegrin coast is Bay of Kotor, a fjord-like gulf, which is in fact a submerged river canyon.

[2] To the south of the Bay of Kotor, there is a narrow coastal plain, no more than 4 km wide, which is guarded from the north by high mountains.

Known in Montenegro as Skadarsko Jezero, it lies near the coast and extends across the international border into northern Albania.

The water body occupies a karstic polje depression that has a floor lying below sea level.