Location and topography
Croatia forms part of SE Europe between the Adriatic Sea and the Pannonian Depression. Its surface area is 56 538 km2. Generally, according to geographic and geologic features four main regions may be distinguished (Fig. 125).
The Adriatic Area consists predominantly of Mesozoic and Paleogene carbonate sediments partly covered by Eocene flysch deposits. It exhibits small karst features. The islands are without surface water runoff, while the coastal part of the mainland is crossed by some rivers.
The Main Dinaric Ridge is characterized by predominant Mesozoic carbonate rocks accompanied by Paleozoic clastics either as inliers or as overthrust units. Karst topography consists of karst poljes (interior valleys), smaller closed depressions, lost rivers, etc. Along the ridge the watershed extends between the catchment areas of the Adriatic Sea and the Black Sea.
The Inner Hinterland exhibits a combination of hills and plains composed of Mesozoic carbonate rocks...
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Herak, M. (1997). Croatia. In: Encyclopedia of European and Asian Regional Geology. Encyclopedia of Earth Science. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4495-X_22
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