Po Basin
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The Po Basin is the broad, fertile lowland region of northern Italy drained by the Po River and its tributaries, forming one of the country’s most important agricultural and industrial areas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Po Basin canonical | 2 |
Statements (75)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
lowland ⓘ river basin ⓘ |
| borders |
Adriatic Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ Apennines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
alluvial plains
ⓘ
fertile soils ⓘ |
| climate |
continental influences
ⓘ
humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Pianura Padana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Po Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| drainedBy |
Adda River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dora Baltea NERFINISHED ⓘ Mincio River NERFINISHED ⓘ Oglio River NERFINISHED ⓘ Panaro River NERFINISHED ⓘ Po River NERFINISHED ⓘ Secchia River NERFINISHED ⓘ Tanaro River NERFINISHED ⓘ Ticino River NERFINISHED ⓘ Trebbia River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
dairy production
ⓘ
livestock farming ⓘ manufacturing industry ⓘ transport and logistics ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
air pollution
ⓘ
drought episodes ⓘ flood risk ⓘ subsidence ⓘ water pollution ⓘ |
| feature |
dense irrigation network
ⓘ
frequent fog in winter ⓘ high humidity ⓘ |
| hasRiverDelta | Po Delta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Cisalpine Gaul
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lombardy (historical region) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
industrial development
ⓘ
intensive agriculture ⓘ |
| language |
Gallo-Italic languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Italian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Emilia-Romagna
ⓘ
Friuli Venezia Giulia ⓘ Liguria NERFINISHED ⓘ Lombardy ⓘ Marche NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Italy ⓘ Piedmont ⓘ Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol NERFINISHED ⓘ Tuscany ⓘ Valle d'Aosta NERFINISHED ⓘ Veneto ⓘ |
| majorCity |
Bologna
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cremona NERFINISHED ⓘ Ferrara NERFINISHED ⓘ Mantua NERFINISHED ⓘ Milan NERFINISHED ⓘ Modena NERFINISHED ⓘ Parma NERFINISHED ⓘ Pavia NERFINISHED ⓘ Piacenza NERFINISHED ⓘ Reggio Emilia NERFINISHED ⓘ Turin NERFINISHED ⓘ Verona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorCrop |
fodder crops
ⓘ
maize ⓘ rice ⓘ soybeans ⓘ sugar beet ⓘ wheat ⓘ |
| partOf | Po River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
hydroelectric power generation
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ navigation ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.