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With an area of 458.7 km (113,300 acres), an average length of 30 km (19 mi) and an average width of 6 km (3.7 mi), Livanjsko Polje is the largest depression of its kind in the world. It is located at an average height of 720 m (2,360 ft) above sea level.
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lies to the southeast corner of the polje. It was dammed in the 1970s for electric power generation. Additional projects are in planning which could seriously compromise the delicate hydrological balance of the
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list on 11 April 2008. The area encompassing 45,868 ha, including seasonally flooded agricultural land and alluvial forest, seasonal marshes and ponds, permanent streams such as
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polje encircled by tall peaks and mountain ranges, the field is characterized by many unique natural phenomenons and karstic features.
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208:Surface elevation
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240:Designated
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187:Dimensions
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387:Geography
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