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The '''Lim''' bay and valley is a peculiar geographic feature found near [[Rovinj]] and [[Vrsar]] on the western coast of [[Istria]], [[Croatia]], south of [[Poreč]]. The name comes from the Latin ''limes'' for "limit", referring to the landform's position at the [[border]] of two Roman provinces ([[Dalmatia]] and [[Italia (Roman province)|Italia]]). |
The '''Lim''' bay and valley is a peculiar geographic feature found near [[Rovinj]] and [[Vrsar]] on the western coast of [[Istria]], [[Croatia]], south of [[Poreč]]. The name comes from the Latin ''limes'' for "limit", referring to the [[landform]]'s position at the [[border]] of two Roman provinces ([[Dalmatia]] and [[Italia (Roman province)|Italia]]). |
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The Lim [[valley]] (''Limska draga'' or ''Limska dolina'') is the 35 km long valley of the river [[Pazinčica]], which transforms into the Lim [[bay]] (''Limski zaljev''), a 10 [[kilometers]] long [[estuary]]. |
The Lim [[valley]] (''Limska draga'' or ''Limska dolina'') is the 35 km long valley of the river [[Pazinčica]], which transforms into the Lim [[bay]] (''Limski zaljev''), a 10 [[kilometers]] long [[estuary]]. |
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Revision as of 19:06, 15 February 2008
The Lim bay and valley is a peculiar geographic feature found near Rovinj and Vrsar on the western coast of Istria, Croatia, south of Poreč. The name comes from the Latin limes for "limit", referring to the landform's position at the border of two Roman provinces (Dalmatia and Italia).
The Lim valley (Limska draga or Limska dolina) is the 35 km long valley of the river Pazinčica, which transforms into the Lim bay (Limski zaljev), a 10 kilometers long estuary.
It is often called "Limski Fjord", or also "Lim fjord". The Croats call it Limski zaljev or Limski kanal ("Lim Channel") and grow fish and oysters there.
The estuary is sometimes called a fjord. Although the movie The Vikings starring Kirk Douglas was shot there in 1958, it is not a fjord but a ria, since it was not carved by a glacier but by the river eroding the ground on its way to the Adriatic Sea when the sea level was lower. Due to its narrow width it is also referred to as the Lim channel (Limski kanal).
See also
Wrong - The movie "Long boats" with Richard Widmark and Sydney Poitiers was filmed there and not the "Vikings" with Kirk Douglas and Tony Curtis