Pulo di Molfetta is a
doline located on the
Murge
The Altopiano delle Murge (Italian for 'plateau of the Murge') is a karst topographic plateau of rectangular shape in southern Italy. Most of it lies within Puglia and corresponds with the sub-region known as Murgia or Le Murge. The plateau lie ...
plateau, in
Apulia
Apulia ( ), also known by its Italian language, Italian name Puglia (), is a Regions of Italy, region of Italy, located in the Southern Italy, southern peninsular section of the country, bordering the Adriatic Sea to the east, the Strait of Ot ...
, southern
Italy
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, around south-west of the city of
Molfetta
Molfetta (; Bari dialect, Molfettese: ) is a town located in the northern side of the Metropolitan City of Bari, Apulia, southern Italy.
It has a well restored old city, and its own dialect.
History
The earliest local signs of permanent habit ...
. It originated due to the collapse of the ceiling of one or more caves. It shares the local toponym ''pulo'' with other large dolines of the region, i.e. ''Pulicchio di Gravina'', ''Pulo di Molfetta'' and ''Pulicchio di Toritto''.
See also
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Pulo di Altamura
Pulo di Altamura is a doline located on the Murge plateau (Apulia, Italy). It is the largest doline in that region and it is located about north-west of the city of Altamura. It shares the local toponym ''pulo'' with other large dolines of the re ...
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Pulicchio di Gravina
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Gurio Lamanna
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Molfetta
Molfetta (; Bari dialect, Molfettese: ) is a town located in the northern side of the Metropolitan City of Bari, Apulia, southern Italy.
It has a well restored old city, and its own dialect.
History
The earliest local signs of permanent habit ...
Sources
* {{Cite book, title=Storie inedite della città di Altamura , first=Tommaso , last=Berloco , year=1985 , publisher=ATA - Associazione Turistica Altamurana Pro Loco , url=https://www.scribd.com/document/371395521/Tommaso-Berloco-Storie-inedite-della-citta-di-Altamura , ref=storie-inedite
External links
* http://luirig.altervista.org/cpm/albums/fenaroli1/001-micromeria-nervosa.jpg
* https://web.archive.org/web/20100416011809/http://luirig.altervista.org/flora/micromeria.htm
Karst
Landforms of Apulia
Sinkholes of Italy