🕳️ Poljes of the World

These are notable poljes — large closed karst depressions with flat, cultivable floors that vanish underground through swallows (ponors) when the snowmelt floods them, then reappear, forming the characteristic landscape of the Dinaric Alps of Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and beyond. Each profile shows where the plain lies, which country it is in, and a plain-English introduction from Wikipedia.

16 poljes from 6 countries are covered below, grouped by continent. Open any polje for its full profile.

Europe (16)

Europe (16 poljes)

Coordinates are approximate locations. Descriptions: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), cached on our server. Data sourced from Wikidata. Related: Mountains · Lakes · Islands · World Heritage.