
Polje - Wikipedia
Livanjsko Polje in Bosnia is the largest polje in the world (Mount Dinara visible in the background). A polje, also called karst polje or karst field, [1] [2] [3] is a large flat plain found in karstic …
Polje | Karst, Sinkholes & Limestone | Britannica
Polje, (Serbo-Croatian: “field”), elongated basin having a flat floor and steep walls; it is formed by the coalescence of several sinkholes. The basins often cover 250 square km (about 100 …
Karstgeology: Polje - Show Caves of the World
A Polje is a valley whose walls are relatively steep but whose bottom is more or less flat. This term, like so many others, comes from the Dinaric Karst, the word means the same in …
POLJE Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of POLJE is an extensive depression having a flat floor and steep walls but no outflowing surface stream and found in a region having karst topography (as in parts of …
Polje - (Intro to Geology) - Vocab, Definition, Explanations - Fiveable
A polje is a large, flat-bottomed depression found in karst landscapes, typically surrounded by steep cliffs. These unique landforms are created by the dissolution of soluble rock, such as …
(PDF) Poljes, Ponors and Their Catchments - ResearchGate
Mar 1, 2013 · Poljes can be defined as depressions in limestone karst. They commonly occur as large-scale landforms in tectonically active karst areas. Their origin is generally polygenetic. A …
What is a poljé - Meteorología en Red
A polje is a massive, flat-bottomed sinkhole formed mainly of karst rock. The sediments that accumulate in the polje make it very fertile, ideal for agriculture. The Zafarraya polje is an …
Polje - Wikiwand
A polje, also called karst polje or karst field, is a large flat plain found in karstic geological regions of the world, with areas usually in the range of 5–40...
Polje (polie) - Karst & Geology
Polje (polie) Polje is a large closed depression with a flat floor covered by alluvium, traversed by a stream/river. A karst spring feeds the stream/river, which sinks underground on the other side …
Polje - SpringerLink
In the Serbo—Croat language of Yugoslavia, a polje means a cultivated field. In geomorphic literature on the limestone solution areas of the karst landscape, it means a broad sunken …
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