Tavoliere plain
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The Tavoliere plain is a vast, fertile lowland in northern Apulia, southern Italy, known as one of the country’s major agricultural regions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tavoliere plain canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
plain ⓘ |
| administrativeRegion | Apulia region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| agriculturalProduct |
olive trees
ⓘ
tomatoes ⓘ vegetables ⓘ vineyards ⓘ wheat ⓘ |
| area | approximately 3000 square kilometres ⓘ |
| borderFeature |
Gargano massif
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Subappennino Dauno hills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| climateCharacteristic |
hot dry summers
ⓘ
mild wet winters ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | southern Italy macroregion ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Adriatic Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
food processing industry ⓘ |
| elevation | mostly low elevation ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
marshland in antiquity
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ transhumance route ⓘ |
| hydrology | crossed by several seasonal streams ⓘ |
| importance |
one of Italy’s largest plains
ⓘ
one of Italy’s major agricultural areas ⓘ |
| improvement | land reclamation in the 20th century ⓘ |
| knownAs |
Tavoliere delle Puglie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tavoliere di Puglia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landUse | intensive agriculture ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Italian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Apulia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Province of Foggia NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Apulia ⓘ southern Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorCity |
Cerignola
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Foggia NERFINISHED ⓘ San Severo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Capitanata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | fertile plain ⓘ |
| relativeLocation |
south of the Gargano promontory
ⓘ
west of the Adriatic Sea ⓘ |
| soil | alluvial soils ⓘ |
| topography | lowland ⓘ |
| transportInfrastructure | crossed by major roads and railways of northern Apulia ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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