Orava-Nowy Targ Basin

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The Orava-Nowy Targ Basin is a broad intermontane valley region in southern Poland and northern Slovakia, known for its wetlands, peat bogs, and agricultural landscapes framed by surrounding Carpathian mountain ranges.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Nowy Targ Basin 1
Orava-Nowy Targ Basin canonical 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
intermontane basin
borderedBy Beskid Mountains NERFINISHED
Carpathian mountain ranges NERFINISHED
Gorce Mountains NERFINISHED
Tatra Mountains NERFINISHED
climate cool temperate continental climate
contains Orava-Nowy Targ peat bogs
agricultural fields
wet meadows
country Poland
Slovakia
crossesBorderBetween Poland NERFINISHED
Slovakia NERFINISHED
drainageBasinOf Dunajec River NERFINISHED
Orava River NERFINISHED
ecoregionType Central European wetland region
elevation medium-elevation basin
geologicalContext Carpathian foredeep-related basin
hasLandscapeType agricultural landscapes
peat bogs
wetlands
hasMajorSettlement Nowy Targ NERFINISHED
Trstená NERFINISHED
Tvrdošín NERFINISHED
hasPart Nowy Targ Basin NERFINISHED
Orava Basin NERFINISHED
hydrologicalFeature drainage channels
numerous streams
knownFor bird habitats
peat extraction
traditional agriculture
landUse arable farming
forestry
pasture
locatedIn Central Europe
Lesser Poland Voivodeship
northern Slovakia
southern Poland
Žilina Region NERFINISHED
namedAfter Nowy Targ NERFINISHED
Orava NERFINISHED
partOf Carpathian Mountains NERFINISHED
Outer Western Carpathians NERFINISHED
terrainForm broad valley

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Western Beskids hasPart Orava-Nowy Targ Basin
Gorce Mountains borderedBy Orava-Nowy Targ Basin
this entity surface form: Nowy Targ Basin