1. Home
  2. Organizations
  3. UNESCO-Water Information...
  4. Hydrogeological map of the...

Hydrogeological map of the Dinaric Karst Aquifer System

Groundwaters of the Dinaric Karst form some of the world's largest karst aquifer systems. The Dinaric region contains huge amounts of high quality groundwater. It is one of the major contributors of freshwater entering the Adriatic Sea.

The Dinaric Karst Aquifer System extends from NE Italy through Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Montenegro to Albania. Karst formations connected with the Dinaric carbonate chain outcrop also in Serbia, FYR Macedonia, and possibly in NW Greece.

In the framework of the DIKTAS GEF-project (2010-2014) executed by UNESCO-IHP, the four DIKTAS project countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Montenegro) have agreed to create two mechanisms in order to facilitate enhanced consultation and exchange of information between the governmental entities that are involved in water resources management.

For more information, visit: http://diktas.iwlearn.org/

Data and Resources

Additional Info

Field Value
Last Updated June 27, 2019, 11:49 (EDT)
Created June 27, 2019, 11:49 (EDT)
GUID f0a0cd38-e4be-11e6-8719-005056bf7531
access_constraints ["Unless otherwise specified, the Creative Commons License applies."]
bbox-east-long 20.992126465
bbox-north-lat 46.1748306731
bbox-south-lat 39.9220053381
bbox-west-long 13.473922261
contact-email t.carvalho-resende@unesco.org
coupled-resource []
dataset-reference-date [{"type": "publication", "value": "2017-01-06T00:00:00Z"}]
frequency-of-update notPlanned
graphic-preview-description Thumbnail for 'Hydrogeological map of the Dinaric Karst Aquifer System'
graphic-preview-file http://ihp-wins.unesco.org/uploaded/thumbs/layer-f0a0cd38-e4be-11e6-8719-005056bf7531-thumb.png
graphic-preview-type image/png
licence []
metadata-date 2018-06-08T15:24:15Z
metadata-language
progress completed
resource-type dataset
responsible-party [{"name": "UNESCO-IHP", "roles": ["originator"]}]
spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[13.473922261, 39.9220053381], [20.992126465, 39.9220053381], [20.992126465, 46.1748306731], [13.473922261, 46.1748306731], [13.473922261, 39.9220053381]]]}
spatial-data-service-type
spatial-reference-system 4326
spatial_harvester true