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  • Montenegro
    Montenegro
    / Soils

    …Montenegro is the accumulations of terra rossa in its coastal area. This red soil, a product of the weathering of dolomite and limestone rocks, is also found in depressions in the Karst. Mountainous areas above the plateaus have typical gray-brown forest soils and podzols.

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    …Montenegro is the accumulations of terra rossa in its coastal area. This red soil, a product of the weathering of dolomite and limestone rocks, is also found in depressions in the Karst. Mountainous areas above the plateaus have typical gray-brown forest soils and podzols.

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  • Slovenia
    Slovenia
    / Soils

    …poljes are famous for having terra rossa, a red soil produced by the degradation of the underlying limestone.

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    …poljes are famous for having terra rossa, a red soil produced by the degradation of the underlying limestone.

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