Pulo di Altamura | |
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Location | Altamura, Apulia, Italy |
Coordinates | 40°53′22″N 16°34′05″E / 40.889407°N 16.567961°E |
Depth | 70–75 meters (230–246 ft)[1] |
Length | 450–500 meters (1,480–1,640 ft)[1] |
Discovery | Already well known among Altamura inhabitants before 1688.[2] |
Geology | karst |
Pulo di Altamura is a doline located on the Murge plateau (Apulia, Italy). It is the largest doline in that region and it is located about 6 kilometers (3.7 mi) north-west of the city of Altamura. It shares the local toponym pulo with other large dolines of the region, i.e. Pulicchio di Gravina, Pulo di Molfetta and Pulicchio di Toritto.